04-01-2008, 08:03 PM | #1 |
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WOOHOO - Got my student loan for my flight training
I have been a private pilot since 1999. I have started my instrument training 2 times now and had to stop both times due to lack of funds.
Well I finally have secured my student loans so that I can get thru my CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) rating and start teaching others to fly. So I need the following ratings... Instrument, Commercial, and then my CFI in that order. Once I have my CFI, it will be a "on the side" gig and I will do it part time while keeping my M-F career. Anyways, just thought I would share.
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04-01-2008, 08:14 PM | #2 |
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Congrats! I got Private a year out of high school. Didn't go to college right away but started flying. It's sad to see where GA is going sometimes- with all of the requirements now and the airlines lobbying for user fees. There is nothing quite like taking off from a tiny airport in a Piper or Cessna and having that feeling of freedom.
Good Luck buddy, and when you get your CFI maybe you will give me free lessons to get my instrument license
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Congratulations, and good luck. You made me think back to a time, years ago, when I had the thrill of flying F/A-18 Hornets from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Man I miss flying...
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04-01-2008, 10:08 PM | #7 |
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Not bad. Good luck!
Go for CFII -- it should make it easier to find a job. Then, work on your Multi... (FlightSafety Graduate 1992, CFII/MEI, have not flown the airplane since 1999 ) |
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04-01-2008, 10:56 PM | #8 |
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yeah how much does that cost? like 8 grand right?
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I would have liked to make it a career change, but I am too advanced in life to take the financial hit now. I have a wife, mortgage, and a 3YO daughter.
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04-01-2008, 11:19 PM | #10 |
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For you private.
For all the ratings thru CFI, depending on how quick you learn and how often you fly, more like $20K - $25K If you get in multi time and CFII and want to get hired by a carrier for the puddle jumpers you are talking $35K - $40K. I haven't looked it up lately but you probably start somewhere around $20K - $30K a year doing that. Then you are employable for more than being a CFI, but you still start at the bottom of the pay scale to pay your dues and build flight time. Ok for a single young guy or girl, but not so great for a 34YO with an established career, a wife, house, and child.
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is it really true that you'll need 20/20 vision to FLIIIIIIII
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04-02-2008, 02:06 AM | #12 |
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Depends on what you're FLIIIIIIIING.
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I have 60 hours and no Private ... soon.
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Not to worry. You are right at the average. Almost nobody does it in the 40 FAA minimum.
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COuld be 18k...depends on you
I don't think you'd need more than a few hours in the air, and ground stuff, so I'd expect it not to be too bad. As I recall, CFII was about $2200 when I too kit, but that was in 92/93... |
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