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anavalairman2 · June 13th, 2007, 02:41

Hi Pilotdreams83. I am 26, in the Navy and I am an AM with 11 months to go, currently serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln.

In order to use your VA benefits, you can go to Delta Connection Academy, Flight Safety Academy, Ari-Ben and more than likely some more schools. Delta Connection charges an outrageous amount even with the help of the VA, expect to use all of you GI Bill and then have to fork out around 60 grand out of pocket..not to mention their price is going to go up soon. FSA runs the same rate pretty much but a little bit less however did you know that the VA will not fund a private pilots' license? They find it "recreational" so you will have to fund that out of pocket as well. If you want the best of the best, go to ATP. I've made a conclusive decision on that school because it's a fixed price, you get good quality training and you get hired on with an airline alot sooner than what you would with the other academies. Did you know that you have to obligate your self to instruct for a certain amount of time with DCA and FSA? They bind you into a contract so that you have to reach a certain amount of time in order to begin your application process, even if you meet the required minimums in a short amount of time. With ATP, no contracts and you get the oportunity to get REDUCED hiring minimums is you complete the CRJ bridge course which runs at 2500 for ACPP grads vise if you were comming off the street you would pay 5995..that's a good deal.

In your case with a child on the way, 24...I would say to work another year or so, get out of your existing debt and then save a fat stack for your pilot training. You will be on your way that way shipmate.

June 13th, 2007, 02:41	#15
anavalairman2 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 107	Re: Hard decision NEED ADVICE!! Hi Pilotdreams83. I am 26, in the Navy and I am an AM with 11 months to go, currently serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln. In order to use your VA benefits, you can go to Delta Connection Academy, Flight Safety Academy, Ari-Ben and more than likely some more schools. Delta Connection charges an outrageous amount even with the help of the VA, expect to use all of you GI Bill and then have to fork out around 60 grand out of pocket..not to mention their price is going to go up soon. FSA runs the same rate pretty much but a little bit less however did you know that the VA will not fund a private pilots' license? They find it "recreational" so you will have to fund that out of pocket as well. If you want the best of the best, go to ATP. I've made a conclusive decision on that school because it's a fixed price, you get good quality training and you get hired on with an airline alot sooner than what you would with the other academies. Did you know that you have to obligate your self to instruct for a certain amount of time with DCA and FSA? They bind you into a contract so that you have to reach a certain amount of time in order to begin your application process, even if you meet the required minimums in a short amount of time. With ATP, no contracts and you get the oportunity to get REDUCED hiring minimums is you complete the CRJ bridge course which runs at 2500 for ACPP grads vise if you were comming off the street you would pay 5995..that's a good deal. In your case with a child on the way, 24...I would say to work another year or so, get out of your existing debt and then save a fat stack for your pilot training. You will be on your way that way shipmate.