Pohi Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Has anybody used their VA benefits for the factory school or any of the courses with either chapter 30 or 33? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainDune Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Has anybody used their VA benefits for the factory school or any of the courses with either chapter 30 or 33? As far as chapter 33 goes, a factory school is not in pursuit of a degree with an Institution of Higher Learning. So the factory themselves would not be able to do this. But you might find that some schools who have programs may have that money built into the fees associated with the program. It sounds like a long shot to me, but its a possibility. When a bunch of vets did ours from Guidance to the RHC Safety Course we had to fund the trip ourselves, but Guidance did allow us to use their vehicle and helped us out immensely making it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohi Posted September 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Thanks, I just got off the phone with the VA people. I think she had no idea what she was talking about. She said I could get, under ch 30, a B747 qualification from Bell Training Academy. Dual engine qualification, and flight engineer. I see now where she was reading it off of the VA website. Either way, according to Bell, their initial transition course in the 206B, 206L, and 407 qualify for ch 30 now. The VA rep said after Oct 1st, they should be covered under ch 33. I have about 7 weeks of ch 30 I need to burn before October I guess :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainDune Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Thanks, I just got off the phone with the VA people. I think she had no idea what she was talking about. She said I could get, under ch 30, a B747 qualification from Bell Training Academy. Dual engine qualification, and flight engineer. I see now where she was reading it off of the VA website. Either way, according to Bell, their initial transition course in the 206B, 206L, and 407 qualify for ch 30 now. The VA rep said after Oct 1st, they should be covered under ch 33. I have about 7 weeks of ch 30 I need to burn before October I guess :-) I did forget to mention that if they are a 141 school then Ch 33 is definitely a possibility, but I don't think would cover everything. Under the new changes of SB 3447 they can get the VA to approve up to $10,000 worth of training directly to the school per year. So this would easily cover the cost of the course I would think. Burn up that 7 weeks then get 12 more months of ch 33 (assuming you are elgigible for post 9/11)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohi Posted September 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Damn, only 10k per year? That sucks, each course is about 12k, and yeah I am gonna try to use the rest for an A&P to burn the 7 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arotrhd Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 She said I could get, under ch 30, a B747 qualification from Bell Training Academy. Dual engine qualification, and flight engineer. Glad to see Bell is returning to the dark side (fixed wing) - maybe they'll knock off a few more speed records again. Damn, if Bell is now doing Boeing 747 quals, might as well see if they can get you fully civilian powered lift rated in the V22, since it is a Bell/Boeing venture too. Just need to convince Bell to cert the 22 and have one available, prolly about the same time the 747 will taxi up for your training, me thinks. -WATCH FOR THE PATTERNS, WATCH FOR THE WIRES- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohi Posted September 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 I'm not exactly holding my breath on getting a type in the 747 from bell. But it makes me wonder if it is possible to get a few type ratings. It would be cool to get a S-64 type rating :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainDune Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Damn, only 10k per year? That sucks, each course is about 12k, and yeah I am gonna try to use the rest for an A&P to burn the 7 weeks Sadly yes, 10k is the limit. However if they were to somehow become a Private institution, there might be a way to charge $17,500 for tuition! Not sure how that would work though, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjibbs Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 So your saying the Post 9/11 GB will pay for a Bell factory course tuition after Oct 1, 2011? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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