Clinton

right so im trying to make a decision on which school to apply to so wondering if anybody out there has some insight on these schools to making my decision easier. reason why? id like to eventually become an airline pilot. these schools seem to be the ones that point you in the right diretion. no body mention embry riddle already looked into. lol
choices are delta academy or phoenix east (PEA)


plus how does it work in the states is it the same like europe do you have to go through a selection test to see if youll be accepted if you pass the tes? tried to get into a school in europe but missed it by one mark sucks but owell i can go back in 6 months and retake it but thats to long i want to start training now im not getting any younger at the old age of 23

also i haven't seen yet since ive been here in the US about aptitude? do schools look into that like over in europe where you have to take an aptitude exam?

so any help will be appreciated thanks.
plus if i do end up doing my training in the US im been hearing stories about trying to convert licenses is hard one say you need to do the training again and take the 14 exams again etc and the others say you just have to take 2 exams i think it was air law and something else and do a check ride with an instructor? what is true seems to be hard to believe anything these days theres always something different that comes up. :ugh:

thanks for your time safe flying

rickair7777

Delta has sold DCA...they are losing all affiliation with DAL.


Totally different from europe...your acceptance is based solely on your ability to pay or get a loan.

They make you take a credit-worthiness exam...if your dady is wealthy they assume that you will make a great airline pilot.

If you want JAA licenses, then train to get them from the start. There are schools in the US which will do that.

Grumble

+1 above. Flight school "selection" is whether your check clears.

CaptainCarl

You might want to do a little bit of research before diving into this "airline pilot" career you wish to pursue. It takes a long time and a lot of patience, especially if you are going to convert to JAA licenses (which is a six month ground school or 700 hours home-study, 14 exams, I think three or four checkrides, and an additional $15,000-$20,000 on top of your FAA training).

But if you are willing to swallow that pill and are a glutton for punishment then all I can say is, "Best of luck... You'll need it."

Ski Patrol

Neither this "profession" has become a real.....

That is unless you are happy making 45k at a "legacy" job 12 years from now. Spending 3/4 of your time on the road away from your home/hobbies.

Think about this little gem: pay 85K to make 20K in 4.5-5 years as a pilot. (the big payout does not exist anymore)

or

pay 20K to make 65K in 4.5 years as a nurse while spending 1/2 the amount of time at work.

Grumble

That's no joke. My neighbor (who is a dude) works how ever many 20 hour shift in a month he feels like, usually 5 or 6. He makes over a grand per shift.

AirWillie

bhahahahaha. The selection process here consists of checking if you actually have the money to start. I have no idea about PEA but Delta Academy is really the embry riddle of the flight academies. Don't go there. There are many jaa friendly pt141 schools in Florida, do a google search on each city's flight school, ask them a lot of questions and see which one is right for you. Try the central Florida coast, Daytona, Vero beach, Ft Pierce. etc.

Clinton

what ratings do i need to get to go along with ppl and cpl? ME,MEI,VFR,IR,night rating????? anymore that i have missed out some schools put jet bridging but i think thats a waste of money for the time being. and of course to work in the airlines ill have to do the ATPL.

Clinton

first of all i want to thank everyone who has posted on my thread and giving advice thanks again really appreciate it.

thing is i been doing tons of research and there always seems to be a school that sounds great and sounds right for me but then theres always a catch.
ill speak to one school they do everything they sound great price is unbeatable 56k for training books exams uniform all included BUT fuel is not included then i speak to another school 70-80k training with fuel included but uniform and books aren't included.
i just want a school that gets me to where i want to be that has connections with the airlines and will send out my cv once i have my ratings and hours and not be kicked to the curb, plus with housing facilities on campus so i dont have to spend more money on a car, insurance and gas. i was thinking of doing my training in the US and then after id instruct building my hours and earning bit of money id do the ATPL course while i instruct so 6-7 months comes ill hopefully have loads of hours and can go do the exams and get my FAA license converted. think this is a good or bad idea?

also rickair7777 or anybody else that knows umm when you say delta sold DCA does that mean delta comair? and loosing affiliation with DAL= delta airlines academy??? im just trying to figure out whats what

also whats better modular or integrated im more looking into the integrated but people saying its more expensive but it pretty much gets to where you want to be, ill be a full time student anyways. people say its a lot harder as you learn everything at once jamming everything into your head for the first 7 months and then go fly do your check for your ppl and cpl compared to than modular where you just concentrate on one thing like ppl pass and then move on.

how is it in the US what exams do you take for your ppl and cpl sounds like they dont do much ground school for ppl and cpl it basically briefing and then go fly and learn in the airplane, or is it the same in europe im just confused because people saying you do more ground school in europe than USA which i know europe 750hrs ground 250 flight and US ground school ????hrs and flight 1000hrs. but if you do exams in the US what are the total exams ppl+cpl=??exams i know the ATPL is 14 exams..

thanks again for everyones help and i do apologize if im repeating myself, sorry

safe flying

Purpleanga

Why are you getting FAA licenses and then converting them? Aren't you here to get the JAA licenses cheaper? I noticed that the FAA licenses aren't worth all that much around the world unless you have 10,000 hours with 747 type ratings.

I don't know what "Delta" connection academy has told you but it's mostly all lies to get you there and steal your money. I guess the main thing is be careful what you sign up for, training is slow now and they are desperate to get people in. Don't limit yourself to Florida, look at Arizona and CA, they actually have better weather and flying environments there. The only thing about Florida is that it's cheap, not necessarily better flying.

The FAA training is very straight forward. You do a little ground and then you fly. Each rating requires some ground but it's nothing significant. Each rating has it's own test, except for the CFI which has two. So no 14 exams here.