| Being a commercial pilot is not as hard as you might | | | | hours. After about 65 hours then you become a |
| think, and the demand for pilot's due to the growth of | | | | Private Pilot. |
| regional airlines and corporate aviation travel is making | | | | Private Pilot |
| this a great aviation opportunity. And the demand for | | | | This means that you can fly with passengers and go |
| aviation education focused flight instructors is about to | | | | places. The great thing about being a private pilot is |
| get very good. | | | | that "the world will become a smaller place" as my first |
| Until I visited my local airport and just started hanging | | | | flight instructor told me. To become a Private pilot it will |
| around, I never knew that this was something I could | | | | cost anywhere from $4500 to $9000. |
| do someday. And even more important was that by | | | | Instrument Rating |
| working at something that was fun I actually enjoyed | | | | The instrument rating will allow you to fly in the clouds |
| studying and looked forward to every day. | | | | and when visibility is not that good. The instrument |
| To me there is something really special about learning | | | | rating will cost about $4000 to $5000. |
| to fly and being a student pilot was the most special | | | | Commercial Pilot |
| time of my life. What I was looking for was a new | | | | This takes the most time and cost the most money. |
| mountain to climb and something that would make me | | | | You will need some specialized training and it will cost |
| feel good about my life, and I found it in aviation training. | | | | about $10,000, however there are many ways to |
| So much so that instead of going to an airline career | | | | reduce this cost to make it much more affordable. In |
| as a pilot, my goal was to be a flight instructor and help | | | | fact a great deal more. |
| other people change their lives and reach new goals. | | | | What now? Now that you are a Commercial Pilot you |
| When I first thought about a career in aviation the price | | | | will need to build some experience and most people do |
| really scared me away as a flight education was | | | | this by becoming a Flight Instructor and teaching others |
| expensive, at least to me. However with the student | | | | how to fly. Not only will you make money while you |
| loans that are available and the fact that flying lessons | | | | learn more, but you will have so much fun. |
| were just so much fun it all started to make sense. | | | | Commercial pilots start at about $18,000 per year then |
| In order to look into the idea of being a commercial pilot | | | | rapidly rise to $60,000 and then up to $100,000. This |
| there are some things you will need to research | | | | depends on many factors. Notice I keep saying "it |
| however there are over 1200 flight schools that can | | | | depends" - there are many options and variables on |
| help you. So what's the first step? Well the first step is | | | | the road to being an airline pilot. In fact I tell people at |
| to learn some terms. | | | | my Learn to Fly seminars that the hardest part of |
| Student Pilot | | | | learning to fly is trying to figure out how the process |
| A pilot that is learning how to fly, at the stage in your | | | | works! |
| aviation training you fly with a flight instructor until you | | | | Visit your local airport and flight school to learn more, it |
| are skilled enough to fly on your own. Usually in 15-20 | | | | truly a career that will make a difference in your life. |