Getting your private at the Aviator

intern_mike · October 4th, 2006, 21:37

Anyone get their private at the Aviator? It's cheap, like half the cost of all the schools I've looked at. I'm a zero time soon to be student that will be going there for everything.

SpiraMirabilis · October 4th, 2006, 23:14

it sounds like it is based on pt 141 mins, so good luck.

Cruise · October 5th, 2006, 00:29

I got my private at Aviator.....went there at 0 TT and finished all ratings under budget.

For the record......PPL is done part 61...not 141. It's much cheaper/ easier to do it that way.

Catherine · October 5th, 2006, 11:12

I finished up my PPL here in December last year, I'd been flying some back home, but weather and my work schedule and such made it difficult to complete (especially since they had 2 planes...one much more expensive to fly than the other and often the cheap one had a full schedule).

I enjoyed finishing it up here....we had about a week where we couldn't fly due to low ceilings and high winds, but it went well and I had a nice little white piece of paper to take home at Christmas....took my cousin up for his first night flight and took my dad up a couple of days later...awesome feeling to be able to do that...and an awesome sense of responsibility in your hands. Makes me feel really happy that I could share my love of flying with them.

manolo1492 · October 6th, 2006, 20:11

I was an instructor at aviator and had several students with zero time, most finished their ppl with around 45 hrs. I had one that was really motivated and got done in 29 days with 40 hrs. It's better than the $7000 I spent where I got my PPL.

intern_mike · October 7th, 2006, 11:41

Thanks guys. Also, what kind of aircraft do they use for the PPL?

MFT1Air · October 7th, 2006, 12:21

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Originally Posted by manolo1492

I was an instructor at aviator and had several students with zero time, most finished their ppl with around 45 hrs. I had one that was really motivated and got done in 29 days with 40 hrs. It's better than the $7000 I spent where I got my PPL.

Let's see. . .80 hours total for $5900 in a Tomahawk. My FBO owner gave me 10 free hours because of CFI changes at my most critical time prepping for my checkride. Five months total training but I took two months off because of work commitments which had me travelling 3 weeks at a pop which slowed my training. Here in the Houston area, we're still flying I believe less expensively than "most" with weather never a significant factor. My private was fun.

Catherine · October 7th, 2006, 14:14

You'll fly in the Cessna 172 here doing your PPL and use it again later for the single commercial, CFI and CFII.

October 4th, 2006, 21:37	#1
intern_mike Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vero Beach (FSA)/Orlando, FL Posts: 311	Getting your private at the Aviator Anyone get their private at the Aviator? It's cheap, like half the cost of all the schools I've looked at. I'm a zero time soon to be student that will be going there for everything.

October 4th, 2006, 23:14	#2
SpiraMirabilis Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,665	Re: Getting your private at the Aviator it sounds like it is based on pt 141 mins, so good luck.

October 5th, 2006, 00:29	#3
Cruise Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ABE, SYR....now EWR. I can't keep track anymore! Posts: 2,432	Re: Getting your private at the Aviator I got my private at Aviator.....went there at 0 TT and finished all ratings under budget. For the record......PPL is done part 61...not 141. It's much cheaper/ easier to do it that way.

October 5th, 2006, 11:12	#4
Catherine Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 149	Re: Getting your private at the Aviator I finished up my PPL here in December last year, I'd been flying some back home, but weather and my work schedule and such made it difficult to complete (especially since they had 2 planes...one much more expensive to fly than the other and often the cheap one had a full schedule). I enjoyed finishing it up here....we had about a week where we couldn't fly due to low ceilings and high winds, but it went well and I had a nice little white piece of paper to take home at Christmas....took my cousin up for his first night flight and took my dad up a couple of days later...awesome feeling to be able to do that...and an awesome sense of responsibility in your hands. Makes me feel really happy that I could share my love of flying with them. __________________ Catherine "A pilot can't help second-guessing every other pilot; it's an occupational disease. Sorry" Richard Ames, THE CAT WHO WALKS THROUGH WALLS Instructor at Ari Ben Aviator

October 6th, 2006, 20:11	#5
manolo1492 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 64	Re: Getting your private at the Aviator I was an instructor at aviator and had several students with zero time, most finished their ppl with around 45 hrs. I had one that was really motivated and got done in 29 days with 40 hrs. It's better than the $7000 I spent where I got my PPL.

October 7th, 2006, 11:41	#6
intern_mike Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vero Beach (FSA)/Orlando, FL Posts: 311	Re: Getting your private at the Aviator Thanks guys. Also, what kind of aircraft do they use for the PPL?

October 7th, 2006, 14:14	#8
Catherine Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 149	Re: Getting your private at the Aviator You'll fly in the Cessna 172 here doing your PPL and use it again later for the single commercial, CFI and CFII. __________________ Catherine "A pilot can't help second-guessing every other pilot; it's an occupational disease. Sorry" Richard Ames, THE CAT WHO WALKS THROUGH WALLS Instructor at Ari Ben Aviator

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