Help me out make a decision
02-03-2020, 08:33 AM
#31
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Posts: 4,094
Originally Posted by Aquilotti1
Thanks to everyone on the advice. I made up my mind and I will be taking an unpaid leave from my FA job for 2 months and join a part 141 school and take my private there full time and hopefully finish by the end of the 2 months and after that I will make my decison to either go back to work as a FA or quit my job for good and go for the rest of the ratings.
Even a Part 61 school can do your Private in 4 weeks and not 8.
There is no advantage I’m doing your Private Part 141, there is in doing your Instrument Part 141 as it deletes the 50 hr XC requirements.
Its very hard to see the trees through the forest if you’re not familiar with the (training) industry.
Ill repeat, do not DO NOT DO NOT give up your day job for full time training.
You have the luxury of a job that gives you blocks of time off.
Use it.
Also....do not underestimate the value of a job in aviation to keep your motivation going.
Every time you step on board the airplane and you take a right turn you tell yourself........one day it will be left one day it will be left one day it will be a left turn.
Trust me on this, not all flight training is fun and you’ll have bad days and you’ll have terrible days where you’ve spend a lot of money and doubt sets it.
Keep your eyes on the trophy.
02-04-2020, 05:28 AM
#32
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Joined APC: Jan 2020
Posts: 110
Originally Posted by TiredSoul
Sounds like you’re not taking our advice though.
Even a Part 61 school can do your Private in 4 weeks and not 8.
There is no advantage I’m doing your Private Part 141, there is in doing your Instrument Part 141 as it deletes the 50 hr XC requirements.
Its very hard to see the trees through the forest if you’re not familiar with the (training) industry.
Ill repeat, do not DO NOT DO NOT give up your day job for full time training.
You have the luxury of a job that gives you blocks of time off.
Use it.
Also....do not underestimate the value of a job in aviation to keep your motivation going.
Every time you step on board the airplane and you take a right turn you tell yourself........one day it will be left one day it will be left one day it will be a left turn.
Trust me on this, not all flight training is fun and you’ll have bad days and you’ll have terrible days where you’ve spend a lot of money and doubt sets it.
Keep your eyes on the trophy.
Even a Part 61 school can do your Private in 4 weeks and not 8.
There is no advantage I’m doing your Private Part 141, there is in doing your Instrument Part 141 as it deletes the 50 hr XC requirements.
Its very hard to see the trees through the forest if you’re not familiar with the (training) industry.
Ill repeat, do not DO NOT DO NOT give up your day job for full time training.
You have the luxury of a job that gives you blocks of time off.
Use it.
Also....do not underestimate the value of a job in aviation to keep your motivation going.
Every time you step on board the airplane and you take a right turn you tell yourself........one day it will be left one day it will be left one day it will be a left turn.
Trust me on this, not all flight training is fun and you’ll have bad days and you’ll have terrible days where you’ve spend a lot of money and doubt sets it.
Keep your eyes on the trophy.
02-04-2020, 05:59 AM
#33
All is fine at .79
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: Paahlot
Posts: 4,094
Why do you insist on full time training when 90% here recommends you keep your job and train part time ?!
Part time :
Private 2 months
Instrument rating 3 months
Time build 2 months
CPL-CFI 4-5 months
Done in a year with minimum debt and still a job.
Do not give up your job till you can make a living and still pay off remaining debt with a flying job.
Many of us have done it that way.
Part time :
Private 2 months
Instrument rating 3 months
Time build 2 months
CPL-CFI 4-5 months
Done in a year with minimum debt and still a job.
Do not give up your job till you can make a living and still pay off remaining debt with a flying job.
Many of us have done it that way.
02-04-2020, 05:04 PM
#34
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Joined APC: Jan 2019
Posts: 48
Hi
I do not have a 4 year degree. I have 12k+ hours 6 type ratings wide body foreign carrier etc etc and have had my app in at SWA and UA for 5 years. I have had a meet and greet, job fairs etc and still nothing from them. Just this year I got an interview with Frontier (hired) , JB (hired) and just recently UPS. It's not impossible but its competitive out there and if you can work on getting a 4 year year online do it over the next few years while you are at the regionals. Good luck its a great career change from the back to the front!
I do not have a 4 year degree. I have 12k+ hours 6 type ratings wide body foreign carrier etc etc and have had my app in at SWA and UA for 5 years. I have had a meet and greet, job fairs etc and still nothing from them. Just this year I got an interview with Frontier (hired) , JB (hired) and just recently UPS. It's not impossible but its competitive out there and if you can work on getting a 4 year year online do it over the next few years while you are at the regionals. Good luck its a great career change from the back to the front!
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