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Originally Posted by WEACLRS
(Post 684503)
While I usually agree with Rick, we have a difference here. Expect to pay between $40k and $50k for flight training PPL - CFI. Anything less than $40k is very suspect in my mind and anything more than $50kish is unnecessary. I have just gone through this conversation and research with someone else, so I think these numbers are pretty fresh.
I am not promoting this school, but here is a very complete, fair, and I think reasonable cost expectation http://www.ahart.com/newWeb/flightCo...l_Programs.pdf. This is a 250 hour course that I think, based on three years of managing a large flight school, 85% of students can complete. Here is a fair cost for CFI/CFII/MEI http://www.ahart.com/newWeb/flightCo...ITrng07.07.pdf. These costs would be a good benchmark for a small FBO/Academy type school. You will find this school Wright Flyers will show similar costs. No matter where you go, keep your money in your pocket. If the school insists on the whole check up front, run. They should be willing to accept a situation where you fund the account with $3000 or $4000 and keep a minimum balance of $1000. |
No worries. You're almost always balanced and spot on.
The numbers are fresh right now as I'm helping another potential professional pilot evaluate a few possible flight schools. |
Your local FBO should always be looked at first and is almost always your best bet for your Private, Commercial and Instrument Rating. Do not get caught up in marketing!
As for you Multi-engine, you may have to get go somewhere. AriBenAviator.com is my recommendation but there are lots of schools. They have a very competitively priced training package. Check nearby schools first. CFI, CFI-I, and MEI. Recommend your CFI and CFI-I be done at your local FBO. MEI you will probably have to go somewhere but again look close to home. As for the most important aspect of a flight school: Your CFI! If you don't bond and enjoy, respect their training technique, you are wasting time and money! The airlines DO NOT care where you got your training or hours! You are only as good as how hard you trained. Work hard! Learn! Be versatile! |
does anyone know if falcon flight in sanford is part 61 or 141? if its part 61 would it not be recommended or does that make much of a difference?
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I believe several people who responded to your post said it did not matter if part 61 or 141....:confused:
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Originally Posted by FlynPoPo
(Post 685187)
I believe several people who responded to your post said it did not matter if part 61 or 141....:confused:
thanks again for all the posts guys! |
I went to FlightSafety Academy and was really happy with my training. Good instructors, they have about 80 planes so I never really had a problem getting out on time. It is a bit more pricey but, on the other hand, if you compare them to other larger schools, they are usually less.
I do disagree with the statement that "comnpanies don't care where you did your training" though. I went to speak with a chief pilot about a CFI job who told me that they weren't hiring, but, knowing that I came from FlightSafety, he said he knew I would be a good addition to the staff and would hire me. Just an isolated situation take from it what you want. |
True what they're saying about the big "corporate" schools but be wary of the small outfits that only have one or two planes and one or two instructors. I started out that way and found that a bunch of my lessons were being cancelled because the plane was down for maintainance, or my instructor had to go do a charter flight. So I switched to a place with a sizeable fleet and a more significant number of instructors.
Also, part 141 schools have an advantage here because their syllabi are so regimented that even if your instructor has to bail on you some days, another one can step in and pick right up where the former left off, so the student has a more-or-less seamless transition. And in the long run, if you're going all the way through commercial, you may see a reduction in the number of hours it takes to get there. |
Originally Posted by wingnut215
(Post 686692)
True what they're saying about the big "corporate" schools but be wary of the small outfits that only have one or two planes and one or two instructors. I started out that way and found that a bunch of my lessons were being cancelled because the plane was down for maintainance, or my instructor had to go do a charter flight. So I switched to a place with a sizeable fleet and a more significant number of instructors.
Also, part 141 schools have an advantage here because their syllabi are so regimented that even if your instructor has to bail on you some days, another one can step in and pick right up where the former left off, so the student has a more-or-less seamless transition. And in the long run, if you're going all the way through commercial, you may see a reduction in the number of hours it takes to get there. |
You may also want to look at Career pilot school in California...i have done my training from there...i am sure they can offer you the quality training you expect..
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