| Deciding on where to obtain your pilot
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| | relationships with. If you can afford the
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| training is one of the most important
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| | step tuition that these specialized
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| decisions you'll make on your way to
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| | places of learning charge, this type of
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| becoming a pilot. The first question you
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| | school may be best for you.
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| need to ask yourself is what is your goal
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| | If you want to become an Air Force pilot,
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| in aviation. Do you want to become a
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| | there is really no need to obtain any
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| fighter pilot for the US Air Force? Do
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| | sort of aviation training in advance. If
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| you want to fly a Boeing 747 for the
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| | you end up at the US Air Force Academy,
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| airlines? Charter pilot? Or, are you
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| | as I eventually did, you will find that
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| interested in aviation not as a career,
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| | right now Embry Riddle is the Academy's
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| but just to be able to fly yourself and
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| | contractor to provide flight training to
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| your family around?
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| | seniors at the Air Force Academy. Of
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| I remember when I knew that I wanted to
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| | course, once you make it through the
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| learn how to fly. I was 13 years old and
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| | Academy and get to Undergraduate Pilot
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| had just taken my first discovery flight
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| | Training (UPT), the Air Force is going to
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| at the local airport. Because funds for
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| | give you all the training you'll ever
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| my pilot training were limited to what I
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| | need to fly a Mach 3 with your hair on
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| could make washing airplanes and pumping
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| | fire.
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| gas at the local airport, I did not have
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| | Just want to fly around on your own with
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| an overabundance of choices when it came
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| | possibly your friends or family on board?
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| to learning how to fly. I pretty much had
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| | Believe it or not, pretty much any old
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| to go with whatever flight school was at
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| | FBO at your local airport will do the
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| the local airport. Luckily, it worked out
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| | trick just fine. At that point, it's
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| just fine for me.
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| | important to try and end up with a flight
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| If I had to do it all over again and knew
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| | instructor that you think you'll be able
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| back then that I had wanted a career as a
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| | to get along with and learn from. If you
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| professional pilot, I probably would have
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| | don't feel a connection within a few
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| attended a four-year college that offered
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| | hours of training, you're probably best
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| a major in aviation or an
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| | off looking for another instructor. If
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| aviation-related science. Looking back, I
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| | you don't mind the limitations imposed by
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| can imagine the fun I would have had
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| | the new Sport Pilot certificate, then you
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| flying for the Western Michigan Flying
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| | might want to take advantage of this new,
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| Broncos flying team.
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| | less expensive way to get into the air.
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| All you have to do is thumb through a
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| | Todd Snively is a Commercial Pilot,
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| flying magazine or other similar
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| | Certified Flight Instructor and Certified
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| publication and find places that offer
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| | Instrument Flight Instructor with
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| professional aviation training. These
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| | Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Ratings.
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| places specialize in not only giving the
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| | Mr. Snively has been a licensed pilot
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| future career commercial pilot the best
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| | since 1977 with 6,000+ flight hours in
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| training, many of them will guarantee
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| | numerous aircraft, gliders and
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| interviews with airlines they have
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| | helicopters.
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