Hello, I have been looking into flight schools to become a commercial pilot.  I have been trying to get estimates for me to go to these schools.  But I and many others have to take in the cost.  The first school based in NYC (New York City) is $100,000 (U.S.) and that does NOT include my flight time...a little strange to me being of such a high price and with many schools, sad to say, wanting your money rather than wanting to give you an education.  I live on the East Coast of the United States anyone know of great flying schools that can help me recieve a commercial pilot degree.  Also I don't want to be  on the West Coast nor stuck somewere in the MidWest


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Are you looking for a college degree to go with that, or simply the ratings?  As for ratings, I suppose it would be quite a bit less than the $100,000.  BUT, if that's for a University also.... that's still pretty high, but close.  (Mine, including flying expenses should come to around $75,000)  For only the ratings, I'd say you're going to be closer to around $20,000 to $30,000 up to commercial.  That too may be on the high end, but a lot more realistic than the cost you mentioned.  And also, when it comes down to it... an airline really doesn't care how you got the ratings, as long as you got them.   Whether they're all done through Part 61, Part 141, Pan Am academy, or college university.  (but note, they would like to see that you at least went through a Part 141 program to see that you can handle a much more demanding training syllabus)  And hours/ratings aren't everything... they also like their employees to have personalities.

So, take that into consideration.

100,000 for just the ratings is ridiculously high. You can go from 0 time to ATP for 35,000 these days.

What are you looking for that's so expensive?  As I asked before, are you looking for a degree in aviation?  Because if you're looking at the costs of tuition and all that PLUS the cost of training... you're right, you won't find anything under $75k. 

But as mentioned, the ratings them selves are at the very most HALF of that.

Well, I don't no the names but I want to become a pilot in the U.S....fly RJ's (Regional Jets, CRJ's, ERJ's, and posibly props)..whatever I need to get there is what I am looking for

I know that is broad...

Well jrpilot, I speak from experience. You gotta step into props first as a copilot making next to nothing. Getting your ratings, you'll need to go to some sort of flight school/college to earn them all, get your ATP then step up to being a copilot in perhaps the Embraer Brasilia or the ATR-42. Both very capable and beautiful airplanes. The alternate would be attemping to find a job flying business jets to get jet experience. Either one can nail you a job/promotion to flying CRJs, EMB-135/145s, and eventually a captain's position.

Hey, I'll say the same thing that I always do-apparently, the Airforce pays you to fly.  Isn't that some crazy ****?

Jk Yeah, 75-100k is waaaay too high.  You sure you're looking in the right places?

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silly peoples.

There have been incidents (I think of two) where a blade has broken off and flown through the cabin. But you might notice, the props are situated between seat rows. Not any real harm done. And much more fun to fly on!