it doesn't seem that much expensive to me judging on what i've seen so far in florida but ATP seems too much of a money-making flight school especially with their 90days program!!!.... and for the same price i'd rather go to Flight Safety Academy where the reputation is not to be made anymore and where i know i will receive a quality training and that's a important point to me...

however i would be also interested in having more feedback on Naples Air Center (with their FAA & JAA program) and Carreer Pilot School (in Kansas and their accelerated Pilot Program in 4 months with 340h of flying time including 150h of multi-engine)...

cheers

ATP doesn't take international students so they won't work. I have a buddy going through the JAA conversion in Naples and he compares it to the 5th layer of hell. Naples is good but the curriculum is insane.

if i go to Naples i would take the FAA & JAA program so it wouldn't be exacly the same as it's not a conversion....
and what do you mean by "the curriculum is insane"?

The difficulty level is extremely high with the JAA conversion. I'm not sure how that relates to doing it at the same time.

it is true that the JAA license is more difficult than the FAA but at the end i wanna be able to go work in europe and i'm motivated...

Money's not a concern? Wow, you're lucky lol. I'm paying for my PPL lessons with a $9.00 an hour NWA job. Anyways..

I go to a school in Orlando called Choice Aeronautical Academy. It's just one man who owns and operates this business. He's been a pilot for over 30-some years now and has instructed many students from overseas. It's part 61 so, unless you want to pay him $50 an hour for ground school, you'll be relying on yourself to study the textbooks and things of that nature. He is one of very few qualified DC-3 instructors in the US, and can give you everything from PPL, instrument, multi, commercial, and ATP. Much MUCH cheaper than any other flying school around FL that I looked into.

I'd reccomend him highly. Nothing like learning from an instructor you know wont jet off to the airlines on you, and who has more experience flying than you have experience living. I likeed it when he said, "You're learning from someone who charges less and has more taxi time than these more-expensive instructors have flight time." lol

Your motivation is good - keep it up and you'll succeed.

If you haven't, consider college first. Get your BA/BS, then learn to fly (or if finacially able, learn to fly on-the-side while going to college).

When learning, consider best school with least per/$$hr cost. Complete up to your Commercial. Before continuing onto CFI, decide where you want to teach (school with high student load = high log time, money for food). Most schools hire those who they have taught CFI. Also important, ask school if they have any CFI's who were hired into the airlines. (...not school to airline placement schools... see below)

Last, earn your experience. Let me say it again. EARN YOUR EXPERIENCE. You want to be the best pilot, fly whatever, whenever and gain as much experience as you can.

Stay focused and keep the passion. Contrary to the bad vibe posts on this website, being an airline pilot is the greatest job in the world. And as an FFDO - carrying a gun makes it even better!

Excellent advice.


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Hey brother! this post was 12 years ago just wondering if you continued your flight training and just curious on what you're doing today?

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