rainbow air

[supra1998tt]

well posted this on general subjects didnt get much and what i did find was over a year ago no use. Has anyone attended or looking at rainbow air academy in long beach california?

Our unique approach to professional flight training has set us apart from all other flight academies in the USA. For years we’ve been analyzing what professional pilot students (especially from abroad) really need to qualify in the global marketplace. This commitment has led to some very important -and real - guaranteed courses, not just allot of marketing talk!

The Professional Pilot Internship Program (PTIP) will prepare you from zero, all the way to 1500 hours and an Airline Transport Pilot license in 27 to 30 months - guaranteed! This will include eight different licenses and 500to 600 hours of multiengine time, of which 500 will be in a heavy turboprop twin engine cargo-airline plane in real world environment.

The Professional Training Internship Program is divided in three parts:

Phase one
|Is the basic training, giving the student all the required ratings and licenses to become a Commercial Multiengine Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor for Primary, and Instrument.

Phase two
Is the actual internship/training, through which the student builds his/her experience and confidence as PIC, teaching other students in their initial training, and attending mandatory training seminars held by the Chief instructor or his delegates, (Airline interview preparation, career counseling, advanced training techniques, CRM, Turboprop bridge program etc.).

Phase three
Will be a Graduation Grant of 500 hours of training as SIC on a Twin-Engine Turboprop Cargo airplane (Shorts 360, Metroliner, BE-200, BE-1900 or BE-99), in "Real World Environment" with one of our contracted cargo airlines. This will be followed by preparation and achievement of the US Airline Transport Pilot License (FAA-ATPL) at which point the course will be considered ended.
The guaranteed total number of hours achieved during this program will be 1500. The time required for the completion of the program will be approximately 27 to 30 months (an average of 55 hours of flight time a month!!). The course includes:

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  Dual/solo flight time for a total of 1000 hours
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  Instructor time
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  Classroom time
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  Simulator time
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  Books and uniform
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  Fuel
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  Renter's insurance
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  FAA Examiner fees
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  Medical exam fees
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  The following FAA certificates and ratings: PPL-A; IR-A; CPL-SE/ ME; CFI; CFII; 135 LOA (at 1200 hrs); ATPL
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  Airport pick-up/drop-off
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  Student orientation and assistance throughout the course
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  500 hours of multi-engine turboprop time-building as SIC
• Resume preparation assistance

Total Cost: 55,824 USD, in 27 - 30 months

[killbilly]

There's got to be a catch....

[supra1998tt]

yeah i know the 500 hours on the turbo prop dont really bother me thats its all sic its still 1500 tt but im just curious why is this so cheap

[killbilly]

Maybe I missed something on the site, but the program doesn't seem to include instructor ratings. And the way they describe the internship "flying for one of our cargo carriers" strikes me as similar to GIA's program - but I can't say for sure. The cynic in me says that that phrase translates to "we'll pimp yo ass' to our partners..." but again, I may be missing something.

The PPL program seems a tad on the spendy side, but the rental rates aren't that bad compared to what I've seen here in DFW.

<shrug> I ain't moving to Long Beach anytime soon so I suppose it's a moot point.

[surreal1221]

Sounds like another GIA indeed. . .

[Doug Taylor]

Originally Posted by supra1998tt

well posted this on general subjects didnt get much and what i did find was over a year ago no use. Has anyone attended or looking at rainbow air academy in long beach california?

Please do not crosspost.

If someone has an answer, they'll usually answer.

Sounds like a waste of time and money.

[supra1998tt]

sorry figured i shouldnt of post it in the general section but whats the waste of money the hours spent flying for the cargo airline or just everything including the ratings?

[SwimAway]

I have been at the flight school across the way from Rainbow for almost 2 years. I will give you the "inside scoop"

I don't need to say much more than this.


They have a King Air 200 that is on lease to them by an Air Ambulance company. One of the engines went out on a trip to Carlsbad. Instead of waiting for it to be fixed, the school had the 2 pilots fly it back on 1 engine.


They have a very sketchy maintance program and at least 30% of their fleet is down most of the time. I have never seen all their planes running at one time.

There is only 1 FAA examiner that will fly in their planes.

In the last year they have had 4 "emergency landings," all 4 were maintance related. 2 were in the same plane in a week timeframe.



Just my $.02