Flight Training In High School
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But don't forget to have some fun in college.
#12
New Hire
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 2
My son is 16 and a sophomore in high school.
He is training with the same hopes you are.
He has 20+ hours at this point and is progressing well.
He turns 17 in September and will have 50 or so hours at that point.
Most of which will come during summer break right before he turns 17.
I know for us we are providing the funding now prior to college because it will be far more difficult once he starts college.
My son has a long way to go but I just wanted to let you know there are other out there with the same dreams you have and it can be done.
He is training with the same hopes you are.
He has 20+ hours at this point and is progressing well.
He turns 17 in September and will have 50 or so hours at that point.
Most of which will come during summer break right before he turns 17.
I know for us we are providing the funding now prior to college because it will be far more difficult once he starts college.
My son has a long way to go but I just wanted to let you know there are other out there with the same dreams you have and it can be done.
#13
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2016
Position: A350 CA
Posts: 295
I got hired at my first regional airline job at the age of 20. Then hired by a major by 24 so it's all possible. I think you have a fantastic plan of being a cfi throughout college. By the time you graduate, you should be golden for a regional airline job. Two/three years or so at the regional and on to a major. Get a degree in nursing/RN license, very strong backup career to flying and extremely flexible.
#14
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Joined APC: Feb 2011
Posts: 25
Totally possible. Especially during the summer. Don't let it distract you from grades. It's all going to depend on weather, you and your instructor's availability, and your financial situation. There are outfits that will do the instrument rating in as little as 5 days. I would say knock out the PPL first and foremost. Then create a checklist of the required things for the instrument and commercial(required dual and solo cross countries) and knock all of those out. That should get you close to the cross country hour requirement for the instrument. Gonna need a spin endorsement for the CFI so might as well get that early and have that time count towards meeting the 250 commercial hour requirement. Things like that so you aren't just building hours towards commercial by flying the girlfriend to lunch every weekend. Make every hour count.
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Joined APC: Aug 2017
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Thank you all for your responses! Though, at this point I feel going to an aviation university such as UND would be a better choice because of the structure and it would probably take about the same amount of time.
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Joined APC: Aug 2017
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I'd appreciate any advice on what seems like my best option.
Thanks
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