Originally Posted by Captainfit
(Post 2937051)
My question now is, would joining a regional carrier that pays for your CFI ratings be a wise decision? Or go ahead and get your own money together, so you ultimately can have a choice on which carrier you would like to work for once they have their hours?
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Originally Posted by Captainfit
(Post 2937051)
My question now is, would joining a regional carrier that pays for your CFI ratings be a wise decision? Or go ahead and get your own money together, so you ultimately can have a choice on which carrier you would like to work for once they have their hours?
Also, I did my initial CFI for less than $1,500 (including DPE fee). I worked part time helping out at a “Part 141” (we were really just Part 61 that happened to have a part 141 cert, and used an online ground school). Anyways. I worked part time there, so I got a discount on airplane rental, and I made friends with the instructors there. So, they’d give me free instruction, and go do maneuvers with me for free. I just had to pay for the plane. As far as the ground stuff went. I’d just show up at the school and practice on the white board. When instructors would come back from flights, I’d ask if they could critique my lessons. It took me about 2 months though. I wish I had stayed and did this same thing with my CFII. But I believed if I went to a school in Florida, I could get it done quick and cheap. I went to Epic for their fast track CFII course. But in reality, I spent WAY more than I did at my old school, and it still, took me 1.5 months. Way more stress too. It wasn’t worth it. |
Mesa offers a program where they take money from your bonus, and give it to you for your CFI. I believe PSA does as well.
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Originally Posted by Captainfit
(Post 2932594)
What is the typical cost of these ratings by itself, assuming the person has a commercial multi/single
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Originally Posted by SSlow
(Post 2936964)
Exactly what happened to me. It took over a month to get the checkride scheduled, and when the day finally came I was handed a letter of discontinuance and a ferry permit to get home because the TSO stamps on the seat belts were faded, among other petty things.
Just pay for the DPE and get it over with. |
Originally Posted by nate5ks
(Post 2940102)
Wow, what FSDOs were doing this?
Most of these are very small % of the total, but that is some background on where/why it may happen. |
Are some FSDO’s still like this? Back when I took my CFII as my initial I had two 8 hour orals that ended in failures... I haven’t heard of this happening in a long time though and mine were from 2008.
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