mccube5

As i'm sure some have noticed, ASA states that they will accept some lower time pilots with advanced jet training.

Looking for a little insight into where to start looking for the best place to attend this course?

Also any info. on how big a hit on the wallet you might be looking at?

rickair7777

Save your money, you can rack up 100hrs/month as a CFI with a little effort, get paid for it, and learn something to boot. 99% of all airlines will pay for all your jet training after they hire you.

mccube5

I understand and completely agree.

Still doesn't change that i'm trying to find a legitimate answer to the question...

freezingflyboy

The best places are universities like UND or Purdue who have advanced aircraft training programs. I believe ATP and RAA also have CRJ training programs for folks with more money than sense. But rick is 100% right. Save your money. Those programs cost $3000-$5000. You're better of spending that money on an MEI or just tooling around in a twin building some PIC time. That makes you more marketable to anyone, not just places that like to see an "advanced aircraft" course.

ToiletDuck

Do what rickair said. Go the CFI route. Those programs aren't worth it. I make good money, have enjoyed the hell out of it, don't have $30k-60k additional debt, and will be moving on right about when I hit 1yr as a CFI. So if you think about it for one year as a CFI you'll end up at the same spot as those other guys and not only have been making money that whole time but won't have gone ass backwards into debt before you get that low paying first year.

If you're worried about being a CFI you have every right to be as most jobs out there are looking to stick it to you for only $15 an hour or so. But if you are willing to go that route just let me know and I'll show you where to send your resume to make some nice dough while you do it. And you never know what else pops up. I have two current outstanding job offers in the 135 world waiting for me. One in a Merlin for one guy and another down south flying twins for hunters ect.

Also that guy down south is looking for pilots. If you have your multi and a few multi hours he will give you a look. One of my friends here flew for him and got about 700hrs multi in a year and that includes his month of training ect. He flew 421's the whole time. All he had were 135 VFR mins too since it's all vfr flying. Send me a pm if you any questions.

ToiletDuck

San Antonio or Dallas have several places.

Airplane Crazy

I say if you got the money and willing to spend it why not go for it. Do whatever you need to do. Getting MEI is worth in one way, but nonsence in anther way. First of all most school won't give you multi student when you start. They start you as a basic private pilot instructor and instrument. Multi students are fow instructors who have been working for a while. If you go to just about any flight school you will most MEI's stalking their students and basicly ripping people off and do all kinds of stuff just to get each hour in the multi. So I say if you got the money spend it for what you want.

The only reason that I can think of people being so negative about the current low minimums is because people had to work their butt off as a CFI and earh hours for regionals and now kinds with 500 TT are getting in. I'm surprised about peoples attitude about this. Finally pilots are getting an opportunity to get their dream job faster. Pilots should be happy about that. Not ****ed.

supercell86

Flight Saftey Academy's Advanced airline training program has ASA listed as one of their top airlines so it looks like ASA with probably want some guys from FSA.

ToiletDuck

Take a look in an AOPA magazine. there are several places that boast for them.

MinFuel

If money is no object and daddy is picking up the tab like most of the people that go to those courses... Then go for it. Get on the seinority list at an airline rather than logging 172 time. Upgrade quicker and make more money. I did the instructor route and charter because I had no choice back in the day. Now that these courses exist, the people that do them do actually get hired. Most of my FO's come from those programs.