Helo Schools in North Georgia

[RotorJunky]

Hello all....I am an aspiring Helicopter pilot and am just trying to find out all of my options for flight shcool. Does anyone know of a flight school in North Georgia that has helo flight training??? Also, what is your opinion on student financing vs. paying for it......if you want to make it a career? Thanks

[helipilot06]

Hello all....I am an aspiring Helicopter pilot and am just trying to find out all of my options for flight shcool. Does anyone know of a flight school in North Georgia that has helo flight training??? Also, what is your opinion on student financing vs. paying for it......if you want to make it a career? Thanks

 

theres a couple outside of atlanta...where you coming from?

[Jeff]

Hello all....I am an aspiring Helicopter pilot and am just trying to find out all of my options for flight shcool. Does anyone know of a flight school in North Georgia that has helo flight training??? Also, what is your opinion on student financing vs. paying for it......if you want to make it a career? Thanks

 

Student financing is the best way to go if you want to get your ratings quick. However, do NOT give all the finance money to the school, and keep in mind that you have to pay it back when you're done. This is a lot more expensive than pay-as-you-go considering the interest. About $50k to $60k later, you will only have enough experience and rating to get a job as an instructor, which does not pay very much. Paying back your loan and working as an instructor will, however, be a good formula for weight loss. At the end of your training, expect to have about 200 hours. The absolute lowest I've seen to get a non-instructing job was 250 hours, and that was a company in Oregon doing seasonal Ag work. Other than that, you will need 500 hours minimum and preferablly 1000 hours to get any kind of a job flying helos.

 

I am by no means trying to discourage you, but just giving you a real view of the dues you have to pay to get a helo job. I can't make a decision for you about how to pay for your training, but I hope I've given you a little bit of good info to consider. And by the way... I LOVE flying helicopters; it's the best thing I've ever taken up in my life.

 

Jeff

[RotorJunky]

theres a couple outside of atlanta...where you coming from?

 

I live in Canton....about 40min. north of Atlanta..

 

 

Student financing is the best way to go if you want to get your ratings quick. However, do NOT give all the finance money to the school, and keep in mind that you have to pay it back when you're done. This is a lot more expensive than pay-as-you-go considering the interest. About $50k to $60k later, you will only have enough experience and rating to get a job as an instructor, which does not pay very much. Paying back your loan and working as an instructor will, however, be a good formula for weight loss. At the end of your training, expect to have about 200 hours. The absolute lowest I've seen to get a non-instructing job was 250 hours, and that was a company in Oregon doing seasonal Ag work. Other than that, you will need 500 hours minimum and preferablly 1000 hours to get any kind of a job flying helos.

 

I am by no means trying to discourage you, but just giving you a real view of the dues you have to pay to get a helo job. I can't make a decision for you about how to pay for your training, but I hope I've given you a little bit of good info to consider. And by the way... I LOVE flying helicopters; it's the best thing I've ever taken up in my life.

 

Jeff

 

Thanks for you input Jeff...are you saying it will be around 50k-60k when I am finished including intrest???