Thanks for the responses.

Part 61 would be better for me if I were a little younger and had more cash. My training is being done on somebody else's dime. @ Rickair: I'm just gonna have to buckle down and let nothing distract me. Staying focused and taking advantage of all the resources at my disposal and try not to have to repeat any portion of training that's gonna cost extra.

Not doing the zero to hero thing either. I'm 49. Definitely on a timetable . I know that 121 is out of the question, so I'm focusing my efforts on getting to the instructing level, instruct for a least a year or so, then hopefully head off to a 91/135 outfit.

Spoke to Angela this morning from Ari Ben and she told me that the Pro Pilot program is all 141. Like Senior Skipper and Pearl Pilot said, I would spend more time with the CFI during my IR training and have less TT, however, she noted that I would get the opportunity to get that "PIC/decision-making" experience criss-crossing the state at night with another student and on actual "cross-country" flights. She said, with the school's approval, me & another student would fly a Duchess say from KFPR-PNS-DAL-PHX-LAX and back during the time-building phase of training. Costs of room & board are on me. Fuel cost would be reimbursed upon arrival back in Fort Pierce.

My part-time job that I had in the past was detailing cars. Wouldn't mind doing some CSR work. Maybe 20 hrs/wk. Gotta see how all of this is gonna come together when I get up there though.

@ rotor: Discussing issues such as these is much better.



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