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I recommend you research APT (www.allatps.com) flight school - you'll find they offer the best deal out there for your money / time.
I also recommend a 4 year degree. Get one before you start training. Go to college, have fun, drink beer, graduate then go out and fly...
Good luck. PM me if you need info on ATP. However, you'll find plenty of information about them on this site.
-LAFF
I also recommend a 4 year degree. Get one before you start training. Go to college, have fun, drink beer, graduate then go out and fly...
Good luck. PM me if you need info on ATP. However, you'll find plenty of information about them on this site.
-LAFF
#12
Just a thought to those thinking of getting a aviation degree.
#14
Turbinebound has a good point, I had a CFI who bought a house, fixed it up and sold it for a profit to buy some split multi time to build time. not that it really did anything for him, he's still flight instructing now. It does show, however, that having other skills besides piloting skills and being creative can help make learning to fly a more manageable task.
I suggest what many other people have been suggesting, get a college degree, if that happens to be in aviation then great, if its not, whatever. I moved half way across the country to go to college at UND and knew nobody in the beginning, now one semester later I've got my PPL and more importantly many good friends. To put it simply, if you find a college that fits you well, it's awesome.
The reason I chose to attend UND is because it is a university where i can focus in other areas besides aviation. I took a political science class this past semester that I loved and am considering getting a minor in political science if I can fit it into my busy schedule since I'm double majoring in both Commercial Aviation and Aviation Management. However, I still have many more resources at my disposal than my local flying club back home in New York. So I can immerse myself in aviation so I can learn the best I can, but I can also broaden my knowledge and become a more well rounded person. Also, I'm becoming a North Dakota resident so I'll only have to pay around $5,000 in tuition compared to something a much higher tuition if I went to a private school to do my flight training.
Learning to fly at a university is going to be more expensive than at an FBO, but universities hand out scholarships which make the financial burden bearable. I am fortunate enough to have gotten a very good scholarship from UND that has helped to make flight training possible.
Explore your options and find an option that fits you. I don't know a lot about many other flying schools or acadamies. Just make sure that you have fun along the way. Because that's why we all decided to fly.
I hope this helps.
Erik
#17
I did the 4 year aero degree thing and wish I would have just got a business degree and flew at a local FBO. You will get done with your training much faster and start building time quicker. Get your commercial asap and during your summer break go find a job towing banners or traffic watch...etc. You will build your total time up so when you graduate you have enough time to get a job other than instructing. Note: before I get attcked, nothing against instructing, I did it for a few years and enjoyed the experience.
As far as the military goes that could be a great avenue also. I enlisted in the AIR guard and they paid for my schooling and most of my flight fees. I was even lucky enough to get my unit to send me to UPT. I had my all my certificates/ratings when I came to UPT but many in my class barely had 20 hours when we started. When we graduate all those guys will get their commercial/multi/inst at no cost to them. It's a great deal for them but if your end goal to fly for a career, doing that is kinda putting all you eggs in one basket. Many things get people washed out of UPT, many times something out of their control. So if you wait and let uncle sam pay for your training and for some reason washout then you are way behind the game with no qualifications.
Goodluck with whatever you decide.
As far as the military goes that could be a great avenue also. I enlisted in the AIR guard and they paid for my schooling and most of my flight fees. I was even lucky enough to get my unit to send me to UPT. I had my all my certificates/ratings when I came to UPT but many in my class barely had 20 hours when we started. When we graduate all those guys will get their commercial/multi/inst at no cost to them. It's a great deal for them but if your end goal to fly for a career, doing that is kinda putting all you eggs in one basket. Many things get people washed out of UPT, many times something out of their control. So if you wait and let uncle sam pay for your training and for some reason washout then you are way behind the game with no qualifications.
Goodluck with whatever you decide.
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