Looking for tips
12-08-2019, 02:05 PM
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Looking for tips
Hi everyone! I'm considering to start pilot training (my goal is airline) if possible in the next year from now. I have some basic knowledge of aviation (very basic) and honestly I don't know what I'll find in a flight school.
Since pilot training is highly expensive, I'm not in the position to "try and see" what it's all about, that's why I'm here to ask if there is some open source online material I can use to have an insight of what would I encounter in a flight academy, and, at the same time, to have a study base while I figure out how to finance my possible education.
Hope you guys can help me. Thank you very much!
Since pilot training is highly expensive, I'm not in the position to "try and see" what it's all about, that's why I'm here to ask if there is some open source online material I can use to have an insight of what would I encounter in a flight academy, and, at the same time, to have a study base while I figure out how to finance my possible education.
Hope you guys can help me. Thank you very much!
12-08-2019, 02:26 PM
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Honestly not trying to be a but in the time you’ve taken to write your post you could have googled it.
It takes too long to write down what you can see in an introduction video on YouTube.
And don’t finance your flight training.
At least not your Private.
Go to your local airport and find a part time job.
* read this while you’re at it:
Should I Leave the Airlines?
It takes too long to write down what you can see in an introduction video on YouTube.
And don’t finance your flight training.
At least not your Private.
Go to your local airport and find a part time job.
* read this while you’re at it:
Should I Leave the Airlines?
Last edited by tomgoodman; 12-08-2019 at 02:50 PM. Reason: Language
12-08-2019, 03:21 PM
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Hi! Thank you for your reply.
I obviously have already googled, but I have found so much stuff that is very hard to know what is good for a beginner and what not, that's why I wanted somebody who can give me some kind of guidance.
About youtube, most of the stuff I've found is pilots telling their personal experience while learning, but not so much about what it look like to be in the classroom.
I don't totally understand what do you mean with "don't finance your flight training". As far as I know, you need flight hours to have a license, and flight hours are expensive.
According to what I could found in the internet, the money I would need to get those flight hours is way more than the money I have at the moment, that's why I mentioned the finance part. I'm doing research about government financed programs and study loans, because I can't rely on the unlikely possibility of getting a job at the (very small) local airport.
Thank you very much again for your time to reply.
I obviously have already googled, but I have found so much stuff that is very hard to know what is good for a beginner and what not, that's why I wanted somebody who can give me some kind of guidance.
About youtube, most of the stuff I've found is pilots telling their personal experience while learning, but not so much about what it look like to be in the classroom.
I don't totally understand what do you mean with "don't finance your flight training". As far as I know, you need flight hours to have a license, and flight hours are expensive.
According to what I could found in the internet, the money I would need to get those flight hours is way more than the money I have at the moment, that's why I mentioned the finance part. I'm doing research about government financed programs and study loans, because I can't rely on the unlikely possibility of getting a job at the (very small) local airport.
Thank you very much again for your time to reply.
12-09-2019, 08:48 AM
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Loans and study loans will be your ball and chain.
Your Private certificate will cost between $9-$12k.
Get a job and safe that money.
That’s a lot easier then having a debt for 10 years.
Sally Mae does ( or used to ) finance flight training and their rates were similar to credit cards.
It’s easy to spend money you don’t have, its harder to spend money you do have.
If you don’t have the cash money....you can’t afford it.
Your Private certificate will cost between $9-$12k.
Get a job and safe that money.
That’s a lot easier then having a debt for 10 years.
Sally Mae does ( or used to ) finance flight training and their rates were similar to credit cards.
It’s easy to spend money you don’t have, its harder to spend money you do have.
If you don’t have the cash money....you can’t afford it.
12-09-2019, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by PCR13
I'm doing research about government financed programs and study loans, because I can't rely on the unlikely possibility of getting a job at the (very small) local airport.
Thank you very much again for your time to reply.
Thank you very much again for your time to reply.
https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/joi...p/active-adult
