Originally Posted by
elmetal
The hours are not the same.
I think he meant that at the end of the day, when you write a "1" in your logbook, whether you obtained it at a 141 Pilot School or in an aircraft being taught by an instructor not under part 141 (I guess that's what we call part 61 instruction...), that 1 is still just a 1. 2 is a 2. 3 is a 3. Etc.
The minimum experience requirements are different, but the hours count the same.
That said...
What's cheaper?
-mini