Check out MN Aviation in Albert Lea Minnesota. They do accelerated training. 10 day instrument, 7 day cfi, 4 day multi-comm, stuff like that. I did all my ratings from start to fininsh in about 5 months. Private through cfi cfii and mei. The quicker you get it done, the more money you will save over people who do it at a UND or other schools like that. Then when you have been an airline pilot for 8 to 10 years and your furloughed, you will be glad you only have to pay off 40,000$ for your ratings instead of 80 to 100,000$:) Good Luck!

Do girls need more help in getting into this industry? Do they require special training? It strikes me as odd that K-State would advertise this actively unless there is some merit to it.

I've trained several female pilots, they did just fine and progressed the same as the guys. When it comes to entering the industry as a professional, they are at an advantage due to their minority status.

Me and my wife went through Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake Washington and got our Bachelors Degree at Central Washington University. Big Bend is a great program that will cost you probably half what the Central Washington program will and you get a better atmosphere in my opinion. Plus now Central Washington has an extended campus at Big Bend, so some people are able to flight instruct while they are finishing their Bachelors degree. PM me if you have any questions.

At CWU you get the Bachelor degree in science. You can get a degree in some thing else and do the training part 61 and still take the ground school classes offered by the university too. Any questions let me know.

Parks Videos : Saint Louis University : SLU

Check out the first video...think you may like what you see.

(they have gotten brand new planes since that was shot, but it'll give you an idea)

Well, it depends on what you are looking for. Do you want an accelerated program or there is no rush and you want to invest some years in college?

This is an expensive career so be wise on determining were you plan to invest the green ones.

With the industry as it is, it makes no sense to go from zero to hero in 6 months and have no job and a 50K debt.

Going straight to a 4 year college degree is def. expensive for aviation.

Conclusion: Go to a Community College, get your associates and your CASMELI AND CFI'S. and then transfer. You will save a lot of money and get the same ratings. Makes sense hum?

From personal experience, i would recomend MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN NEW JERSEY.

Good Luck:eek:

Are you kidding me? Is this guy trolling?

re: flight training,

Take lessons at a reputable flight school at your local airport. Get your 4 year in something other than aviation at your local university. There is something to be said about attending an aviation oriented college though. Living/studying/socializing/training with a bunch of other pilot nerds is great fun. I loved it.

First off as was said above there is no special "female" training program. Nor is there any need for one. You will be required to pass all of the same tests to the same standards as everyone else. It is my firm opinion that most all aviation universities offer about the same product. You'll get some varying loud mouth opinions on who's the best but plain and simple I have never noticed $.02 difference in a pilots skills depending on the school they went to. And that statement includes military trained pilots too. You've got good ones, average ones, and poor ones from every training background.

So find a place you want to be and go there. You are the one who will make the most of your training experience it really is a personal thing.

I did things a little different than most I was professional pilot before I went to college. I simply got the quickest four year degree I could after figuring out that I wasn't going very far without one. And I flew part time for a charter and tour company while attending college. Heck I was flying about 60-70 hours a month all through college. I guess it wasn't all that part time after all.;)

That is another option to consider. Go get all of your ratings then get a useful degree while you build time as a flight instructor or some sort of flying job on the side. If you get out of college with 1,000 hours or so you'll be worlds ahead of the folks who graduate with an Aviation degree and 300 hours.

That's my take on it anyway. When I graduated college I had an ATP and 2500 hours with some decent multi time and a Type Rating. I walked right out of school during one of the worst pilot hiring times in history and immediately got a job making over 40K a year which in 1991 wasn't bad change for a single guy with almost zero debt.

If I were you, I would keep my FA job and get your ratings on the side. I know a couple people who have done that and it has worked out very well because they had flexible schedules that allowed them to devote some time to flight training, but they were still making money and getting benefits, etc. Then I might work on getting an online degree at some point, maybe while you are flight instructing or flying for a regional. But keep that FA job for as long as you possibly can! And use your job to network as much as you possibly can!!

Also, there really isn't a difference between male and female pilots. It is true that more and more women are getting into flying, but the numbers are still very low. You will always be way outnumbered by the men. Embrace it.