Upcoming Flt Trng Assistance for Veterans
 

https://www.transportation.gov/brief.../forces-flyers

Veterans and fellow aviators,

Along with all of the talk and discussion regarding the pilot shortage, there may be some assistance for qualified members who have served in the military in the future. Just passing on the word, please share with folks who are struggling to pay. I just racked up a huge cost associated with my flight training in order to get to JetBlue, and it would have been a Godsend to have a way to help build hours/ratings for me. Pass the word!

Thread revival,

Has anybody heard any new info about this?
If this gets approved, it would be extremely helpful!!

gateway select?

Forces to Flyers completed the RFP process and is now evaluating bidders. Check their website with the Volpe Center (part of DOT).

Update
 

From the website:

"U.S. DOT recently announced contract awards to flight schools as part of the Forces to Flyers research initiative. The contract awardees for each of the four regions are as follows:

Western Pacific/Northwest/Mountain/Alaskan Region: Leading Edge Aviation, Inc. – Bend, Oregon

Central/Great Lakes Region: CTI Professional Flight Training, LLC – Millington, Tennessee

Southwest Region: U.S. Aviation Group, LLC – Denton, Texas

Eastern/Southern Region: CTI Professional Flight Training, LLC – Fort Lauderdale, Florida"

If interested, contact the flight school from your region to get more information. :cool:

Yep! We were inundated with calls/emails today at US Aviation but we'll get back with those who are interested with applications procedures very soon.