Helihead Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 I enrolled in a flight school, now I have a few questions. Does anyone think it would hurt me If I get my Private, leave work for a couple months at some unrelated jobs for $ , then come back and pay for my commercial and so on after each rating up to CFII then I don't have to take out a big loan? ......Depending on if I can get a CFI job before CFII ...if that was the case then I would just stay and build hours save money and pay for the CFII or take out a loan. I took a 141 ground school in 2005 and passed.. but want to take it again, I don't think it will be a waste of time or money because I am sure I would still learn a lot. Will I have to take the private written if I hold a Private SEL? What FARs can I study that relate to helicopters anyway i have a ton of questions and will keep searching the forums but thanks again everyone.
romanweel Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 SFAR 73 is probably where you want to start in the FARs for helicopters if you plan to fly Robinsons (and most training facilities do). Then get ahold of a PTS as soon as you can and start looking stuff up. Parts 61 and 91 will be your best friends. And definitely look at the ground again if it's been two years; passing a test two years ago is one thing, knowing and understanding the material now is rather more important.As for planned gaps in your training, I think that will depend on what kind of learner you are (and how long the breaks are). I had to take lengthy breaks in my own training and sometimes came back better than when I left, but other times I returned rusty and then had to pay for the flight time to regain proficiency. Plus, I was a dope and didn't chair fly like I should have, and I didn't keep up with the theory/studying side of things when I wasn't flying, and that wasted a lot of time (and money). But if you can come home after work and go straight into studying and chair flying, and if you're able to stay focused with no one helping or pushing at you, then you're a better man than I, and I'd say go for it. Just know that you may lose things in the months between flying, and you will probably have to pay to get them back. Congrats on getting started and good luck with all!
ironranger Posted December 9, 2007 Posted December 9, 2007 Hey Helihead, What school did you end up choosing? Congratulations on getting started. ironranger
skypilot011 Posted December 10, 2007 Posted December 10, 2007 Good luck on your training! If weather gets really nasty back east, check out northern california, we operate out of chico california. 15307745280. small school, attention to quality training. not quantity.Air shasta
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