Looking to get my PPL
06-14-2013, 04:42 PM
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Looking to get my PPL
I am currently searching flight schools to get my PPL. My question is what is the best route financially and resume wise to get commercial? I have read a lot about paying for hours is not a good look on your resume. And most managers won’t even look at those resumes. I know I will have to pay for my ppl but how far would I need to pay for training till I can start finding work to build hours? Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.
06-14-2013, 06:01 PM
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I know i will have to get my CFI and build hours that way as well. But where can the bleeding stop on paying for hours. I am just unsure about it all. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.
06-16-2013, 02:27 PM
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Aaltes,
You must first earn your commercial pilot certificate before you can start to be compensated for your flying. If doing this under Part 61, this would involve a minimum of 250 hours. If doing this under Part 141, this would involve a minimum of 120 hours. Even with a fresh commercial certificate, it will be very difficult to find paid employment as a pilot with 250 hours flight time other than as a flight instructor. Most people get their flight instructor certificate then build a few hundred more hours before finding other flying jobs.
When you say "paying for hours" won't look good on a resume, most people are referring to paying to fly for a company. Paying to rent an airplane is a perfectly acceptable way to build hours (though most people don't have the money to rent an airplane for 4-500 hours, which is why flight instructing is a much more desirable method.)
You must first earn your commercial pilot certificate before you can start to be compensated for your flying. If doing this under Part 61, this would involve a minimum of 250 hours. If doing this under Part 141, this would involve a minimum of 120 hours. Even with a fresh commercial certificate, it will be very difficult to find paid employment as a pilot with 250 hours flight time other than as a flight instructor. Most people get their flight instructor certificate then build a few hundred more hours before finding other flying jobs.
When you say "paying for hours" won't look good on a resume, most people are referring to paying to fly for a company. Paying to rent an airplane is a perfectly acceptable way to build hours (though most people don't have the money to rent an airplane for 4-500 hours, which is why flight instructing is a much more desirable method.)
06-17-2013, 03:49 AM
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Originally Posted by aaltes
I know i will have to get my CFI and build hours that way as well. But where can the bleeding stop on paying for hours. I am just unsure about it all. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.
06-17-2013, 05:15 PM
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Thank you guys this is some great information. Yes I have a plan and I don’t foresee it not being for me, but getting my ppl and going from there is the plan though. I’m just trying to get my five year and even ten year plan in place. When I am ready I’m just trying to get as much information so I can hit the ground running. But thank you all again!
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