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Originally Posted by DE727UPS  CFI is certificated flight instructor.
If you're 16 and can fly in the summers, you'd be better off at a local flight school. Don't think you're parents would ship you off to Dallas for two months.
Most flight schools should be able to work with you at an accelerated rate if you tell them that's what you want. 25 hours a month and more when you can build time on your own.
It's not easy to live on 18K, but people are doing it. It's easier when you're young and single.
Who knows how long to a 737. Maybe never, maybe 10 years, maybe five if things turn around in a big way. There are no guarantees in this business and the airlines aren't the only game in town. |
First off, I only asked about the flight academy's because I want to get a good idea of what I am going to do after high school (I dont want to do it like this summer, maybe just my privates). (Not doing so well with ~3.0 GPA unweighted with ~5 Advanced Placement courses (by the end of next year).
Since two of my older siblings have already gone off to universties such as University of Virginia, and American, my parents feel that I have to get prepared for college. I've already toured Pennstate, UVA, University of Florida, and Georgia Tech. Time flys bye in high school.
So 25 hours a month is a lot? Compared to a 40 hour work week, does not seem so.
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Originally Posted by wheelsup Let me start out by saying I was YOU 10 years ago. Almost the same age (15) and I had taken my first "discovery" flight at 14 and was "playing" MS Flight Sim and Flight Unlimited any chance I got at home.
You have a TON of questions, you are a bit nieve (sorry!) but concentrate on learning the basics of the industry at this point. All these questions you have right now are pretty hard to explain via an internet forum without you having a common core of knowledge.
Go to Borders, Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com or Half.com and BUY THIS BOOK: http://www.amazon.com/Professional-P...496714?ie=UTF8
I started with that when I was 15/16 and it really helped me understand the basics of what I was getting into. You REALLY need to have a basic understanding of the industry before asking pointed questions like you are. You are lucky to have found this forum at your age (back when I was 15/16 the only thing around were newsgroups).
I'd give you my copy but I've already given it away to another pilot-hopeful. |
I ordered that book, and it will arive in about 3-5days.
I saw the microsoft flight simulator X on the TV and will drive out to bestbuy tomorrow to purchase it :P
I agree that I have been asking questions that I should not be asking atm, since I still haven't even got in the cockpit once. I apologize for that once again.
But in all honesty thanks for all the help so far. I promise no more stupid little questions (for the time being)