Accelerated Flight School
 

I'm looking for a flight school with a accelerated program that will get me into the regionals without a college degree so I can finish getting my degree and build hours. I was thinking about NPA but alot of you are telling me thats it'sa fraud. Who else is out there? It's more of a time issue then a cost issue, I'd rathe rpay an extra 20 grand to get my ratings and start flying then spend four in school.

At the moment, things aren't looking too good at the regionals for low time pilots to get hired. I'd suggest you shop around a bit in your local area and see if you can find a place that would get you done fairly quick without having to move someplace just to train. But to answer your question, the big one is ATP (I don't recommend the 90 day program). Some less expensive and yet still accelerated programs are White Air, Skymates, Falcon, and Prarie Air. Google them for more info.

Why blast through your ratings and waste tons of money for jobs that don't exist?

In the next three months there will be at least 500 regional pilots on the street. Most of which will have four year degrees and most will have more time than an accellerated course graduate. Right now isn't the time to be buying the academy hype. Get a degree in something outside aviation and by the time you do that the regionals should be hiring again.

No offense but you are either nuts, have someone footing the bill, or you are too rich to care. There is no reason in the present market to go into hoc for fresh set of tickets- most would say there is no reason to go into hoc for flight training even when the market is doing well. Even in good times the best approach is to keep your training costs down. There are relatively inexpensive ways to get your tickets, and all tickets are the same in the eyes of the airlines.

Get enrolled now in a college to get your degree and do the training on the side. You're going to be competing with a bunch of guys who already have the degree, the tickets, the type ratings, and the hours.

I don't know about the regionals right now, but getting into feeder freight would be a good way to get hours while attending college. Some of the runs only fly 40 hours a month and the schedule is the same every week, so attending college at the same time would be feasible. You just have to hope your run doesn't close.

I know a guy that went from no training to the right seat of a Shorts in less that 12 months. He went to an FBO for the private pilot license and did the rest through ATP. I know almost nothing about ATP except that it worked for that guy.

Good luck

Is that the same guy who posted asking how to get out of his training contract at ACC?

How old are you? If under 23, I'd say go to 'real' college. The job market is crap right now. You'll be working the rest of your life. Have fun along the way. Flying for a living can be great, but work is called work for a reason.

Hey Meatwad,

I'm not sure how that is relevant this thread, but myself and the pilot I was referring to have not posted about how to avoid paying training contract.

Hey Spade Helmet?

It alludes to be careful what you wish for, the grass isn't always greener, etc. I wasn't accusing you or your friend but there was an eager young fast track pilot who found the 'job' wasn't quite what he expected when he finally 'arrived'.