Hello all,
I firstly apologize if a similar posting has already been made, but I had no luck finding anything through the search engine....
I'm 22 yrs old (feel a bit old to start flying now already!), will finishing up 1 more year at University of North Dakota with an "Aviation Systems Management" degree (whatever that means). I only picked that major because it is the only one UND grants 40 credits for having an A&P, and some day I would be interesting in advancing my maintenance career as an AME under EASA and getting picked up by a foreign carrier-(having a management degree is a big plus so I hear)
In the mean time, I will graduate UND with required to take course AVIT101 or 102 (102 you get PPL). Now that I have been attending the school for a year, I am not particularily fond of the way their flight training is operated.
Also, even if I did wish to get all the ratings-Instrument,Commercial, Multi, CFI completed at UND, I would have to dink around and pay for tuition and spend unecessary time going through all their time consuming flight classes and labs. I wouldn't mind it so much if there were good enough jobs to support that sort of lifestyle in ND for a couple years, but my old employer (hires me just for the school breaks now at KEWR-nearby my hometown, where I have gotten great experience on many heavy and small aircraft types, make good contacts,and decent $ +full health insurance) has, and will have a spot for me to return to. I have been there for a little over a year now.
SURVEY OF FLIGHT
AVIT 101
$ 4,124
Instructor Time
45 hrs
S. E. Simulator
10.4 hrs
Warrior
12.5 hrs
PRIVATE PILOT
AVIT 102 Intro to Aviation
$ 9,253
Instructor Time
79 hrs
S. E. Simulator
3 hrs
Warrior
48 hrs
FAA Written
-*Basically I am forced to pick one of these to fufill graduation requirements....Is it even worth paying that much for PPL, or just take 101 and finish elsewhere?
Also,
My major question to you all is, should I stay in UND and start the commercial aviation major to get all the desired ratings? Or some place closer to home where I can keep my job (NYC area), or anyone know places that allow A&Ps to work for flight time? Or even cost and time effective flight schools/FBOs to recommend? I am willing to move anywhere if necessary if the price, quality of training, and time of completion is right.
These are the current rates of UNDs courses for ratings- Keep in mind each one takes a full school semester to complete
Also keep in mind, I am not necessarily looking to fill a commuter or commercial job upon completion...I would be satisfied flying freight kingairs or barons in Alaska or any other obscure places where low time pilots are able to find jobs (preferrably where I can utilze A&P)
COMMERCIAL, INSTRUMENT, AND MULTI-ENGINE
AVIT 221 Basic Attitude Instrument Flying
$ 6,827
Instructor Time
48 hrs
S. E. Simulator
13.5 hrs
Warrior
34.5 hrs
AVIT 222 IFR Regulations & Procedures
$ 7,734
Instructor Time
65 hrs
S. E. Simulator
8.5 hrs
C172
34 hrs
FAA Written
AVIT 323 Aerodynamics - Airplanes
$ 6,391
Instructor Time
42 hrs
C172
5 hrs
Arrow
27.5 hrs
FAA Written
AVIT 325 Multi-Engine Systems & Procedures
$ 11,728
Instructor Time
69.5 hrs
M.E. Simulator
20 hrs
Seminole
28 hrs
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR
AVIT 414 CFI Certification
$ 7,300
Instructor Time
65 hrs
Decathlon
1.5 hrs
C172
14.5 hrs
Arrow
16 hrs
FAA Written
AVIT 415 Instrument Flight Instructor (CFII)
$ 5,273
Instructor Time
50 hrs
S.E. Simulator
5.0 hrs
C172
21 hrs
FAA Written
http://www.studentservices.aero.und....s/Default.aspx
Sorry if I over did it, but any advice from anyone in the field out there would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks all so much for your time and input in advance!
