Did mine in 42 hrs, around $ 3K. In 1990. Not sure what the hourly rates are locally now.
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rob63 said:I never found another instructor that was willing to just pick up at that point, they weren't going to sign off on me without starting over from pretty much the beginning.
FWIW, I never finished my license because I had a young instructor that was banking hours. Unfortunately for me, he got a commercial job just as I was about ready to take my exam. I never found another instructor that was willing to just pick up at that point, they weren't going to sign off on me without starting over from pretty much the beginning. I decided I had accomplished as much with it as I was ever likely to anyway and it just wasn't worth the cost of starting over.
Start by asking those same questions at Montgomery to determine if you're comfortable with the answers. My guess is they'll go out of their way to provide assuring answers and suggestions as they appear to be aggressive in recruiting new students....My question for for the INGO pilots....how would you rbe commend picking a individual instructor? I'm guessing Montgomery Aviation has a number of CFIs working there. Do you actually try to schedule "interviews" with a number of them to see who you get along with? Try to pick an older one who isn't looking to bank hours for commercial?
Id love to hear your thoughts INGO.
hes a great guy as is sherri. they were/are lifelong family friends. I haven't spoke to them in quite a long time sadly.Don't know if Darrel Schrader is still instructing at Shelbyville, but he was a first rate professional instructor for primary and instrument.
NECRO-Bump!
Scheduled my Physical for a couple weeks out. Going to get started on this whole thing! I've always wanted to fly, so here we go!
Yeah. There are two that do them, and they tell everyone not to go to the one because all he does is screw up paperwork.If you mean your medical examination, be careful with that. Once the examiner accesses your form, they *have* to make a decision and denials are very hard to reverse. If there's anything that could be an issue, talk to an aviation doctor who specializes in hard cases first. You don't need to be certified until you solo anyway.
Kids, don't follow your dreams. BP was too high, so I'm not going to get to fly. Guess that's a wrap.If you mean your medical examination, be careful with that. Once the examiner accesses your form, they *have* to make a decision and denials are very hard to reverse. If there's anything that could be an issue, talk to an aviation doctor who specializes in hard cases first. You don't need to be certified until you solo anyway.
Have you considered the “light sport” license? No medical required. But you also have a few more restrictions—at least you can fly though.Kids, don't follow your dreams. BP was too high, so I'm not going to get to fly. Guess that's a wrap.
194/142What was it, if I may ask? Statins aren’t disqualifying, so you should be able to work through things.
You don’t even want to know my story about getting a medical. The short version: took us over a year and a half, around $8,000 out of pocket before we even got approved, and several days of cognitive testing. It was a nightmare, but now I’m a heli flight instructor, so you CAN win if you’re willing to fight…
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Doc said I have to be on meds for 3 months before I can get approved.