Commercial

[flyonthewall]

Hi everyone. I have a question about obtaining your commercial rating. I heard somewhere that you must first have 250 hours before you can get the rating. Does that mean that you must actually have 250 before you start that portion of training or can you begin the training earlier and then wait until you reach 250 to take your checkride? Thanks.

[mtsu_av8er]

You've got to have 250 hours to take the checkride.

If you want, you can start the training the day after you take your private pilot checkride.

[TallBoy85]

Another alternative depending on how much time you have now is to enroll in a commercial part 141 course and then you can get your ticket with 190 hours. Basically it's a 120 hour course (as least through King Cessna) so as long as you have less than 130 hours starting out it works to your benefit. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bandit.gif[/img]

[flyonthewall]

Thanks for the replies. Right now I am in a part 141 school but I am strongly considering going elsewhere. So, I currently have my Private and am working on my Instrument rating. When I complete the intrument rating I will probably be going elsewhere for training. What difference does it make if you go to a 141 or 61 school? If I go to another 141 school, an option I have, I can get my commercial without the 250 hours. Either way I will still need to get hours eventually, so what advantage would there be for going 141 to obtain it? IS it just that I would be able to work on a CFI with less hours? Thanks.

[gomntwins]

[ QUOTE ]
. Either way I will still need to get hours eventually, so what advantage would there be for going 141 to obtain it? IS it just that I would be able to work on a CFI with less hours? Thanks.

[/ QUOTE ]

That's the largest benefit to 141 schools.... getting your commercial and CFI with less hours. The fewer hours you pay for out of pocket, the cheaper the program. At least that's how it theoretically works! A lot of 141 schools will charge a lot more for their planes... so you may be able to save money flying a 152 to build the 250 total time needed for a commercial instead of paying an arm and a leg for a 172 at a 141 school. If you're trying to save money, you'll have to look at the programs as a whole... how much rental plus an instructor will be. I recommend not looking for a particular program (141 vs. 61), and instead, look around for an instructor who you think you'll be able to learn from and get along with... that'll make all the difference in the long run!

[CaptainChris87]

by the way if ATP can offer PPL-MEI in 90 days how, many hours do they have allocated for their commercial and is ATP a 141 school?? or 61?????????

[mastermags]

[ QUOTE ]
by the way if ATP can offer PPL-MEI in 90 days how, many hours do they have allocated for their commercial and is ATP a 141 school?? or 61?????????

[/ QUOTE ]

days, not hours [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]. They are 141 and still require the 190 hours total for commercial.

[Stone Cold]

Actually, ATP is part 61 because they have self-paced programs, and also because they have such short programs. So, you'll have 250 TT for your commercial at ATP.

Good luck no matter what you do.