Originally Posted by
AtlCSIP
The least expensive way to do it is 1. Go to an In-State school where you can live at home and study something other than aviation and pay as you go (unless you have a full ride scholarship somewhere else). 2. Get your flight training at a local airport and pay as you go. 3. Find a job to build time (CFI only if you actually like to teach).
Most of us with any industry experience would agree wholeheartedly with this. You are going to be poor for a long time...do not start out with any more debt burden than necessary, zero would be ideal.