| opter training is your gateway to becoming a helicopter | | | | into the noise and the vibration of the helicopter (this is |
| pilot (helicopter license is the key). This is why you | | | | much like the people who want to ride an airplane but |
| should carefully plan that whole process of enrolling | | | | are scared of flying). If you really want to enroll at a |
| and getting the license. To help you out on this, here | | | | helicopter training school, make sure you are physically |
| are the important things you must know: | | | | and mentally ready. |
| Plan your finances | | | | Choosing the helicopter training school |
| Among all the important things you should do, planning | | | | In choosing the helicopter training school, you should |
| your finances should be on the top of your list. Take | | | | consider the location and cost of the training. |
| note that the whole helicopter training course is | | | | Since not all states have helicopter training school, |
| expensive and involves a long time commitment. | | | | enrolling yourself at a training school could mean |
| Indulge only to this commitment if you can pay the | | | | relocating. Now, the cost of relocation is too much. This |
| training from start to finish. If you think you cannot | | | | means an added cost to the training fee. Some |
| make it through, there are several financial aids that | | | | schools include accommodation while you train for an |
| would lessen the financial burden you carry. Some | | | | extra cost. Make sure you check on this. |
| training schools also have special payment schemes | | | | Cost of training usually ranges between $20,000 to |
| that you can take advantage of in order to get | | | | $45,000 depending on the type of training school. |
| through the training. | | | | You should also choose your helicopter training school |
| Planning yourself | | | | based on the following criteria: the type of course they |
| Believe it or not, many aspire to become a helicopter | | | | provide, the payment scheme, the time of training, the |
| pilot but few only make it to become one. One reason | | | | duration of the training, safety guidelines, insurance to |
| is that these people are not physically fit to fly a | | | | the student, housing, school facilities, types of training |
| helicopter. It may be because of physical disability. It | | | | helicopters they use, ground-school training program, |
| may also because they are not prepared mentally. | | | | job vacancy program, instructors and staff, and FAA |
| Both these factors could cost the dream of flying to | | | | certificates. |
| remain a dream. Another reason is that some are not | | | | |