Hello all!

I am brand new to the forum and just wanted to ask a few questions in finding an accelerated program for zero time to CFI.

A little back story, since I was young I have wanted to be a pilot in the military. My father was a NFO and my sister currently is a pilot in the Navy. Unfortunately I had a medical issue with the military that has been causing lots of issues and I am thinking of switching to go more of a commercial route. I just graduated from college with a B.S. in Earth and Climate sciences and am looking in to accelerated programs.

I was wondering if any of you had suggestions for accelerated programs that will actually keep the "promises" they preach. I have seen super mixed reviews for ATP and am unsure of that route and have looked at a lot of other smaller locations such as Blue Line in North Carolina, Double Eagle in Arizona etc.... I am going to be moving to wherever the training takes place and not working during the training to complete it as fast as possible. I am a very independent learner so an accelerated course will work well for me as I prefer to study etc on my own.

If anyone has suggestions on where to go, or not to go and you have reasons behind your suggestions please let me know! Any help is greatly appreciated and I appreciate any responses.

Thanks a bunch!

P.S. I am aware that realistically I should expect around 9+ months realistically for zero to CFI and probably around another year and a half maybe a bit more for my 1500 hours.

I would recommend searching other threads on this forum about ATP before deciding to pull the trigger on that option. I would take a look at part 141 schools near you, and take a look at pricing and whatnot to compare to ATP. It is important to remember that training can be as "accelerated" as you like, but it may benefit you to learn at a flight school that does not have as rigid of a schedule, and allows you to progress as the pace you are learning. I have read that ATP will recommend check rides to students before they are ready, which can cause a potentially costly bust on your record that may prohibit a call from a legacy.

All training is as accelerated as you want. Most people lose interest or need money.

If you're really in a hurry and can move take a look at the Southwestern USA, maybe the Phoenix area. Best flying weather. I attended Air Force Pilot Training in that area, and of the 5 or so training bases we had by far the best weather. Very few days we could not fly. Hotter n'hell thou in the summer.

The base I was at was called Williams AFB, it's now civilian Williams Gateway. I went there a few times with NetJets. Looked like they had a bunch of training aircraft there. I saw single engine/simple/complex and multi engine all in the same colors.