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Reply #45 - Jan 25th, 2005 at 9:30pm

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Ben,

UND has a great ATC program as well.  I'm taking courses in that in addition to my commercial avit. major. 

It's tough up here but I'v put so much time/effort/MONEY into it to back out now. At times it can be really discouraging and quitting is very tempting, but I love flying too much to quit. 

Yes, it's very expensive but that's what student loans and gov't grants are for. 

Will I be prepared for the airlines? Not right after graduation.  By the time I graduate, I will only have about 200-250 hours logged, not quite what airlines are looking for.  I plan on sticking around here for a few years as a CFI to build up time.  I hope to get hired as a corporate pilot or I'd settle for a regional airline out west, like Horizon and Alaska Air, both are constantly hiring UND grads! I'm lucky enough to have a fabulous fiancee who is willing to live anywhere I need to go to fly.

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Reply #46 - Jan 29th, 2005 at 9:11am
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Thanks a lot Dan. That was helpful! Smiley
 
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Reply #47 - Mar 11th, 2005 at 10:18am

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Ok #1 make sure you find a good patient ;D flight instructor.Try to find one who has been instructing for a long time ;D this will tell you he loves to teach. ;D There are instructors out there who only instruct to build time :( and go to the airlines. You don't need this kind of instructor ;D The airlines can be a back stabbing  :(job.Pilots will screw over you :( yep thats right they are out there. Corporate is the way to go. ;DI have been flying for 20 years ;D as a flight instructor,corporate and charter pilot and love it ;D.Go to your local Fix Base Operation (FBO) and get a older Instructor who loves to fly AND who has a lot of patient ;DKeep in mind going to big flight schools is not always the way to go.Go to college and get your degree  it does not matter what.As and instructor I have students now flying corporate,military and airlines so go get it.Make sure the instructor will listen to you and help you.You will know because he will go the extra mile for you. 8)
 
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Reply #48 - Mar 11th, 2005 at 3:09pm

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[quote author=dyfly  link=1096512452/45#47 date=1110554282]Try to find one who has been instructing for a long time ;D this will tell you he loves to teach. ;D There are instructors out there who only instruct to build time :( and go to the airlines. You don't need this kind of instructor [/quote]
I heard the opposite.  If an instructor has 1,500+ hours instructing, it's a bad thing because it means he/she can't get hired for some reason.  So I asked my CFI, "well, not unless they want to be a CFI."  He said "NOBODY wants to be a CFI.  I make 15 ****ing K a year.  Nobody wants to be a CFI."

So, basically, if they have a ton of hours and are indeed looking for a job, don't go with 'em. Bad sign.

And honestly, I've never heard of anything wrong with having an instructor whos looking for an airline job.  You're not going to find many who aren't.  Nothing wrong with an instructor who's just building time.
 
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Reply #49 - Mar 11th, 2005 at 9:37pm
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I'm going to have to side with beefohole on this one. An instuctor thats just building time will show you thats he's enthusiastic about aviastion. And he's most likely young. Those are the next generation of people who are going to shape aviation. We want to encourage them, not turn away from them.

Just my opinion... Smiley
 
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Reply #50 - Mar 11th, 2005 at 10:38pm

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RC/Ben,Come and ride with me and the Student and I will show you a student who was dumped by a low time Flight Instructor for the airlines and he did not receive good Flight training.The point that I was making was I feel sorry for the new student getting dumped by a Instructor before he can finish the check ride.  ;D
 
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Reply #51 - Mar 12th, 2005 at 9:34pm

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Ya look at any modern flight school. They are going through pilots incredibly fast as they earn the necessary hours, then apply for and recieve and airline position.
 
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Reply #52 - Mar 13th, 2005 at 6:09am

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I dont mean to be rude, but why do you people have a problem with them doing that? In most cases these days its the only way to get the hours so why not?
 
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Reply #53 - Mar 13th, 2005 at 11:09am

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Quote:
I dont mean to be rude, but why do you people have a problem with them doing that? In most cases these days its the only way to get the hours so why not?

My argument on the "Questions" thread.
 
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Reply #54 - Mar 13th, 2005 at 8:18pm

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And Craig, if I'm included in that statement, I don't. Most of the guys I work with did that very thing to get hours, just a regular part of the industry.
 
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Reply #55 - Mar 28th, 2005 at 2:57am
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Mostickity, if I can offer some advice.
Be careful!
Always have a backup career you can fall back on.


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Reply #56 - Mar 28th, 2005 at 10:32am

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Ya with the airline industry the way it is, your career could dissapear in an instant. No airline I can think of requires you to major in aerospace or any other flying aspect, so it's a good idea to get your degree in something else. While they may not like that as much as an aerospace degree, it will definetly help you if something goes under. (I majored in Airline Pilot. That's actually what it was called, not much to fall back on but I ain't worried. Wink)
 
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Reply #57 - Mar 28th, 2005 at 3:27pm

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SmileyHey Tacit Blue check out Sallie Mae or try this one
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1-800-key-lend Grin this might help a lower rate

not much info on Sallie mae but type it in google for search
 
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Reply #58 - Mar 31st, 2005 at 11:17pm

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Spartan Flight School here in Tulsa, OK is a really good flight school and people world wide come to fly at the school here is the web-site if you wanna check it out.

www.spartan.edu
 
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Reply #59 - May 14th, 2005 at 3:36pm

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Check out MSU Mankato. And Take High-level Math Courses just in case you find out you want to do aeronautical enginering which also pays good.
 
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