Airline Pilot Career Program In Los Angeles

Every certificate and rating through MEI (Private, Instrument, Commercial Single and Multi, CFI, CFII and MEI), the Complex, High-Performance and Spin endorsements, the flight and ground instruction that goes with them, simulator time in the Redbird MCX and TD2, and books and materials: about 260 logged hours in all, with no tax and no booking fee.

Yes. Graduates of the Airline Pilot Career Program are guaranteed a paid CFI job with us at $48,000 a year while they build toward 1,500 hours, and a guaranteed airline interview. The terms are written into your enrollment agreement; go through them with us on a free consultation before you enroll.

FAA knowledge tests at approximately $175 each, examiner fees of roughly $800 to $1,000 for each of seven practical tests, the FAA medical examination, headset and gear, iPad and app subscriptions, and housing, transport and living costs. Budget around $7,000 to $8,000 of FAA and examiner costs on top of the program price.

Paid in full, with no tax and no booking fee; a $2,500 deposit followed by monthly installments set at enrollment; interest-free direct payments with us over up to 12 months; or financing from $2,500 down over up to 15 years, starting with a soft credit check that does not affect your credit score. Employer, cadet or scholarship funding can be combined with any of them.

Bought separately, the same certificates are $58,229 including a discovery flight. The $25,771 difference covers more flying than the sum of the individual course minimums, full-time aircraft and instructor capacity held for you across nine months, and the scheduling work of running seven practical tests in sequence.

Yes for an unrestricted ATP. A restricted ATP allows 1,000 hours with a qualifying four-year aviation degree, 1,250 with a qualifying associate degree, or 750 hours for qualifying military pilots.

No. Major US airlines no longer require a degree, though some still prefer one. A qualifying aviation degree does lower the ATP hour requirement, which is a real advantage.

A first-class FAA medical certificate. Get one before starting training, not after.

Yes through the commercial certificate, at two to three sessions a week over roughly 18 to 24 months. The hour-building phase is harder part time, because instructing 60 to 100 hours a month is close to a full-time job.

Yes, with a TSA Determination of Eligibility under 49 CFR part 1552 before flight training begins, and appropriate immigration status. The two are separate requirements and neither substitutes for the other. We are a Part 61 school and do not issue I-20s for student visas.

Airline hiring is cyclical and moves with the economy, retirements and fleet plans. Any specific claim about the market at the time you finish is a forecast, not a fact. Your airline interview is guaranteed; the hiring decision is always the airline's.

Two things, in this order: get a first-class medical, and take a discovery flight. Together they cost a few hundred dollars and answer the two questions, can you and do you want to, that decide whether the other $84,000 makes sense.