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Originally Posted by Varig_777  According to one person I spoke to at ATP a few months back they don't participate in the Alien Flight School program.
That means that anybody who is not an American citizen is not eligible for training.
Didn't make much sense to me, but now I am actually glad I didn't go to ATP.
Nothing against their program at all or those who train there...but at my flight school there are quite a few instructors who were ATP students and all agree that ATP prepares you to pass a checkride as opposed to actually teaching you how to be a pilot.
Apparently they run you through a gouge of how your checkride is going to be and nothing else outside of that. Again, this is all information I received through ex- ATP students who are now instructors at my flight school.
As for me, I am nearing the end of my Commercial training and by the end March will have my CFI-I. At the end I will have spent nearly half of what I would have spent at ATP. Sure, not as much multi-time but then again there is no rush for all that multi time so quick, for me anyways.
Oh, and a note: You only need to register with the Alien Flight School program for Private, Instrument, and Multi ratings. Commercial and CFI ratings don't require AFS registration. And yes, you will need to re-apply for each of those ratings, but you will only need to be fingerprinted once.
-Good luck! |
First off, it may have changed since then, but back in '05 when I instructed there we accepted foreign students with FAA approval for flight training.
Second, as a former student and instructor, I can whole-heartedly say that your notion of teaching to checkrides is poppy-cock. I have heard of it, but it was not my experience, nor did I see it happening around me with others. Sure, we gouged you for upcoming checkrides, but the instruction was based on all the knowledge for the rating, not just the checkride.
That being said, ATP is self-study based. So you are expected to read and learn a lot on your own, coming to the instructor with questions. That's just the nature of the program, and how you can get through it in 90 days. If you're not into self study and prefer to be spoon-fed, ATP is not the place for you.