Originally Posted by
MikeInTx
I appreciate the great advice and support!
Praire Air Service sounds phenomenal after reading their website. It looks like you could get a whole lot accomplished there in a short period of time, plus I could escape the TX heat this summer. The only problem is that my Sallie Mae loan was approved for Wright Flyers Aviation only - they didn't hand me a check to use how I want to.
The particulars of my loan are $5k disbursments every 2 months to Wright Flyers, so I don't know if that qualifies as "pay as you go."
Basically, here is what I have planned:
*finish PPL by end of Jan
*finish IFR by end of March (flying 3 days/week)
*start CPL immediately
From here, my plan gets a little hazy - I need those of you who know the ropes to fill in the blanks.
As a full time high-school teacher I am confined to flying only 3 days per week until the end of May, but in June, July, and August I plan on flying everyday, all day. How far could I get (lisences) at this rate by the end of August, and are there any flight schools (Sallie Mae-participants) you recommend over the summer instead of my current FBO and the above prices? I am flexible to leave TX if need be. I am after quality, an instructor's lisence, staying within my loan budget, and in getting it done before August 31.
Thank you,
Mike
I did my IFR thru MEI in 10 weeks when I trained at PAS. Flew just about everyday and did little else but study, fly, eat, and sleep. It can be done if you want to bust your a$$. If you plan doing this training at PAS or anywhere else, you can help yourself by getting the written exams done ahead of time. I think they're still good for 24 months. This way you can concentrate on flying and PTS knowledge instead of the written test stuff...I'd start on that after you finish your PPL.