Hi folks,
2.5 years ago I started my flight training and had around 18 hours logged, but had to stopped due to some issues.
Now I would like to start up again, right now my work schedule is mon-fri and home by 5pm. My plan would be to fly on both Saturday's and Sunday's weather permiting with the possiblilty of logging roughly 10 hrs or more per month and more in summer due to good daylight, flying about 1.0-1.5 hrs on these days. Do you think this is to spread out? I was crunching some numbers together,if I was to start training in March 2007 I could have all my ratings by April of 2009. Now this is a bit long but it would keep me from having a huge loan hanging over my head. Plan would be to get ppl,commercial,mult-ifr,night,instructing. Ianother option would be go to a school full time and have all my ratings in a year but I end up with zero dollars in my bank and about a 15,000 dollar loan. the other 40,000 I can pay.
Another note from my previous training was I had taken the private pilot written but had failed. One of the area's I did poorly in was the navigation, and was just curious If maybe I was better off waiting and doing my cross country and that way I would of had maybe a better idea of how all the navigation stuff works, then from just learning from by 5 hour ground school class on it and from reading at home.
Also what do you guy's think about these mom and pop schools that have say 1-5 students compared to the one's with 5-15 students where alot of connections could be made?
Any suggestions / comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

I can only recommend one thing - avoid the local FBO. I was raped out of 4K. I ended up paying 9.5K for my PPL with only 65 hours logged.

If you're serious about flight training the only place is www.allatps.com

-LAFF

I went to a mom and pop school and work for UPS now. I've recommended two guys recently at UPS who both started at small schools. As you build hours and ratings, you'll make the connections either way. Nothing wrong with larger schools, either, but some smaller schools can work with your to accelerate your training at lower cost than a big academy. Some can't, it all depends. Local weather plays a factor, too.

Don't be mislead by one vocal guy who got screwed at one FBO.

"I've never said ATP has no bad CFIs. I don't drink their kool-aid.
I've never set foot in an ATP location" LAFF 1/19/07

Ken,

Do your own research. You'll find that ATP is an excellent deal.

De727 is correct - I did write both statements attributed to me. However, they are not in context. O have never been to ATP , however I plan on going there once I retire from the military. I've always maintained I've never been there but plan on going. My message and tone have become very hostile / bitter in regards to flight training at FBO in the past few months. I'll try and get back to center and tone it down a little bit...

-LAFF