what is the amount of money spent on taking classes on being a pilot?
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In order to get a Private Pilot certificate, it will cost you between $5,000 and $9,000 depending on the rental rates in your area and how fast you progress through the curriculum. If you already have knowledge of necessary subjects, it will require less ground instruction, so you may save yourself a small amount of money as less time will need to be spent on that.\n\nFAA Private Pilot requirements must include at least 40 hours of flight time with a minimum of 10 being solo and 20 "dual" or with an instructor. (Note: most students take almost TWICE that amount of flight time to actually finish.)\n\nHere is a cost estimate at a MINIMUM based on average rates:\n\nCessna 172 aircraft:\n40hr x $85/hr= $3,400\nFlight instruction:\nInflight 25hr x $25/hr= $625\nGround 15hr x $15/hr $225*\nBooks & Supplies $100\nWritten Test Fees $75\nFlight Test Fees $300\nMedical Exam $50\nTotal $ 4,775\n\n*Not all CFIs charge a lower rate for ground instruction.\n\nIf you apply yourself and fly 3-5 times a week you will finish for the cheapest and in the least amount of time (a month or two).
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The anwser to this question VARIES WILDLY. That depends on if they are airline, military or corporate/charter and the type of equipment flown, their years of service and various other factors.\n\nFor example, airline pilot pay is something the general public often has a lot of misconceptions about and they think everyone makes a ton of money. The general 'glamorization' of the career leads many people to think that airline pilots make $250-300K+ a year and that they work two weeks or less a month. While there are a select few captains at the major carriers that do, they are by far the minority.\n\nThat said:\nAccording to the Air Line Pilots Association, their average major* airline member Captain is 50 years old, with 18 years seniority and makes $182,000 a year. A non-major airline Captain is 41 years old with 10 years of seniority and makes $70,000 a year.\n\nThe average ALPA First Officer member at a major airline is 43 years old with 10 years of seniority and makes $121,000 per year, while an ALPA non major First Officer is age 35 with 3 years of service and makes $33,000.\n\n*A major airline is a carrier with more than a billion in sales annually. American, Delta, Northwest, United, Continental, US Airways, Southwest, Alaska (and even several 'regional' carriers) are considered majors by that definition. However, not all major carriers pilots are members of the ALPA union, notably AA & SWA who have their own in house unions.\n\nFactors affecting pilot pay:\n~ Time with the company (seniority)\n~ Aircraft flown\n~ Whether they are a Captain or First Officer (seat)\n~ The hours in their monthly schedule\n~ The payscale at their specific airline\n\nA pilots pay is figured upon the hourly rate for their seat and their equipment based upon the pay grade for their seniority. Each company also has a set 'minimum guarantee' flight hour pay in their pilot contract. This is generally about 75 hours per month but varies slightly by airline. (A few majors guarantee is only 65!) However, in no case will the pilot earn less than the 'minimum guarantee'. They may fly less than 75 actual flight hours, but they will still be paid for the 75 per their guarantee. If they get a flight schedule that is blocked for more flight hours than the minimum guarantee, they will then get paid for the greater amount of time flown instead, plus per diem. Flight crew make from $1-3 per hour in 'per diem' for every hour they are away from their domicile on a trip to cover expenses. This generally adds a few hundred dollars to their pay check.\n\nA general comparison of starting monthly First Officer pay by airline*:\n~ AMERICAN - $2,240\n~ CONTINENTAL - $2,500\n~ DELTA - $3,640\n~ FED EX - $3,700\n~ NORTHWEST - $2,574\n~ SOUTHWEST - $3,744\n~ UNITED - $1,950\n~ US AIRWAYS - $1,875\n~ UPS - $2,187\n*all without per diem, based on minimum monthly guarantee, first year pay in smallest fleet type\n\nHere is a Captain pay comparison* at 12 years of seniority, by the largest type in fleet (best paying):\n~ American 777 - $12,352\n~ Continental 777 - $14,688\n~ Delta 777 - $14,040\n~ Fed EX widebody $14,874\n~ Northwest 747 - $14,586\n~ Southwest 737 - $14,196\n~ United 747 - $11,570\n~ US Airways A330 $11,520\n~ UPS (all a/c) $15,390\n\nIn the civilian career path progression, a pilot will usually work at a regional carrier before moving on to a major airline. Regional new hires make close to $20K a year to start! While some regionals pay close to $30K after 3 years or so, it takes several years at other to make that much. Starting out in this career one must expect to make some very low wages until they begin to build seniority with their airline and move up the payscale.\n\nLargest connection carrier, "Express" or regional affiliate airlines starting gross monthly pay:\n\n~ American Eagle $1,725\n~ Comair - $1,72\n~ Chautauqua - $1,650\n~ Mesa - $1,596\n~ Mesaba - $1,800\n~ Pinnacle $1,575\n~ Skywest $1,425\n~
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http://www.avscholars.com/AvScholars/Channels/Pay_for_Flight_Training/av_scholarships.htm\n\nmost of these are scholarships for school but there are a few specifically for flight lessons/flight training.  Hope it helps.\n\nRemember that if there comes problems with financing it the military will pay for his private liscence during IFS.
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Depends on how many credits and what level of education you seek, but total registration fees are currently $1033.
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Ferry pilot compensation is about $100 per day. Some commercially rated pilots who are looking to build time may do it for less (or almost free) but they will need to be insurable in your aircraft. The cost of fuel and lodging are on top of that.\n\nTry asking for input on this at http://forums.flightinfo.com\nYou may even find a pilot there who will do the ferry too.
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Very few people actually become pilots. I have a friend of mine who joined the Air- force as flying officer but never given chance to even sit in a fighter plane. So please do the necessary research before joining it. This is my personal opinion.
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Probably around 200 dollars. Maybe less, maybe more.\nCheck out this site:\nwww.flightcenter.com
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Well, first off, good to great math skills would be needed for calculations. A good memory, gotta remember where all those important buttons are and what they do. Good communication skills (in my opinion). And of course, you need to go to a Flying School.
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You'll never know the cost of the certificate program, untill u go and register for the  class..Because all programs have different classes, so your tuition is based of that. And then there's book cost and others things u may need for that program including uniforms, etc.
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Hi I was a resident of Seattle for 30+ years and received my commercial pilots license and flight instructors rating while there.  There are numerous flight schools in and around the Seattle area.  In the greater Seattle area the only schools are at Boeing field.  Renton, just a couple miles SE of Seattle has a couple at Renton field.  There are too many to list but I received most of my instruction at Renton and got my float rating at lake union in the heart of Seattle.  Good luck and when you get your first flight you will be hooked for life.  Flying your own plane or just flying for the sheer pleasure is the ultimate reward for the effort.
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The FCC (in the U.S.) has a home study course.  It isn't based in the Philippines, but since it is home study, you should be able to do it anywhere.\n\nhttp://www.avionics.com/www/books/fccLicense.html\n\nIt costs $189, which should be about 10,000 pesos.
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1) HOW DO I BECOME A COMMERCIAL PILOT?\n\n CIVILIAN ROUTE\n1. Get your pilot certificates and ratings via a flying club or school at the local airport, a university aviation program. A newly certificated commercial pilot with instrument and multi-engine ratings usually has about 250 hours. This is not enough for the airlines*. (See note* at bottom)\n\n2. Build up flight experience until about 1,000 flight hours. Most regional airlines require pilots to have at least 1,000 hours of flight time, with 100 of that being in multi-engine aircraft and a Commercial/Multi/Instrument certificate. (An Airline Transport Pilot certificate is not required until you make captain.) Common time building jobs are: banner towing, skydive pilot, pipeline patrol, traffic watch or flight instruction (with the additional Certified Flight Instructor rating)\n\n3. Get a degree. You do not need a degree in aviation, but having a degree in any subject is a requirement to getting hired on at a major airline. The regionals aren't so picky. Many think they must have an aviation degree to have an edge but when or if you are ever furloughed during your career an aviation degree is useless.\n\n4. Upon reaching the magic 1,000 hours begin applying! Hopefully you will get hired. Learn to live on a budget as regional airline pay is not very good. After building up about 2,000-3,000 hours and "paying your dues" at a regional you then qualify for a job with a major carrier.\n\n5. Begin applying all over again at the majors.....\n\n* There are some airline academy programs (Delta Connection Academy, Mesa Ailines Pilot Development, Flight Safety among others) that offer a "quick entry" scheme into the right seat of a regional airline. They are very costly and do not guarantee a job, but an interview only. If you pass their program and the airline interview, you could very well be hired as a First Officer at 300-400 hours. Some are very pro this method while others in the industry are not as they feel it's "buying a job". Some academy grads will face discrimination during their career because of this.\n\nMILITARY ROUTE\nJoin the military and hope to get selected as a pilot candidate for one of the highly competitive openings. Manage to pass flight school (failure rate is about 25%). Become a military aviator. Don't get killed while serving your country. Get out after 12 years and apply to the airlines.\n\nVisit these informative sites for more info:\nhttp://www.jetcareers.com\nhttp://www.flightinfo.com\n\n2) HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?\nIt takes as little as 18 months but more often 2-3 years to get hired by a regional airline as a First Officer (the starting point in the industry for airline pilots) .\n\nThe usual route to the airlines is flight training for the Private license, Instrument rating, Commercial license and multi-engine rating in about 12-18 months. Quite often a person will also get their Flight Instructor certificate and teach as a way to build flight time. The regional airlines hire people with 1,000 hours of flight time. (You don't need 1,500 hours and the Airline Transport Pilot certificate to get hired, although it makes you a better candidate.) Once a new commercial pilot with 250 hours has instructed or built up time via other small jobs, which takes another 12-18 months, they can apply at 1,000 hours and be hired by a regional airline. For about 85-90% of the industry, this is the usual route. It costs about $40,000-50,000. (Sometimes considerably more depending on where you go.)\n\nThere are also some "academy" style programs that will train you for the PPL, Instrument, Commercial, & ME in 12-18 months, plus some airline style ground school, then offer a pilot an interview with an affiliated regional at substantially reduced flight times. This method of training often costs $60,0000-$80,000 and doesn't guarantee a job- only an interview. If the candidate passes it successfully, they will g
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Since your user name is "Claire" I bet you are a woman. There are flight scholarships for females to help pay for training. \n\nI suggest checking into the "International Organization of Women Pilots", aka the "Ninety-Nines", student pilot scholarship here- http://www.ninety-nines.org/aemsf.html\n\nAdditionally, Women in Aviation International offers flight scholasrships. Get more at their site http://www.wai.org
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Usually the first step is to get a "Demo Flight" from your local airport. If you like flying after that, you need to save up some serious cash, find a flight school (Flying Magazine is okay), word of mouth is better. Plan on flight instructing to build your time. You will starve for 10 years before "making a living" at the commuter airline level. If you are lucky
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The central government's pilot training facility is Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy (IGRUA) - Mumbai. Existing capacity is 40 but improvements are underway to expand this to 200. The existing training time is two years but is being downsized to one year. http://www.newkerala.com/news4.php?action=fullnews&id=30154\n\nAlso, CHENNAI: Rudradev Aviation, part of the RR Industries group, is setting up a flight training academy in Chennai at a cost of Rs 770 crore. \nhttp://www.keralanext.com/news/index.asp?id=896986\n\nYou should write to one of these institutions about fees and course length for a commercial pilot, as these factors can fluctuate.
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"i need to know what are the best flight colleges or schools in the orlando area..."\n\nThe "best" is subjective. While many schools (colleges or flight schools) have a big brand name in the aviation community, that doesn't mean they are the best school for you. You should visit a variety of places and see which one fits your needs and your budget.\n\nThe larger names in FL are the Delta Connection Academy, Embry-Riddle Aero U, & Flight Safety. Places like this go from $60K to $100K. I suggest visiting the message boards at http://www.jetcareers.com as many schools have name specific folders where you can read about them. Additionally, the boards at http://forums.flightinfo.com have thousands of posts about such schools. Do a search for a specific name or "Orlando" and see what comes up.\n\n"...what are airlines looking for (in terms of education) on a pilot's resume"\n\nThe major airlines look for candidates with a bachelors degree. (The regionals an Associates.) The subject matter IS NOT IMPORTANT! You do not need an aviation degree to become a pilot. In fact, many suggest getting a degree in any subject other than aviation in case you ever find yourself laid off (like so many did after 9/11), as an pro pilot degree is useless to the rest of the working world.\n\nIf you are really interested in an Av degree, you can find schools at the University Aviation Association site- http://www.uaa.aero
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Both jobs are difficult in that you are required to be away from home 3 or 4 nights a day and usually work 10 hour days in different cities. Flight attendants are often on their feet for hours, the air in the plane is dry, and the perks of working for an airline are deteriorating.\n\nTraining to be a commercial airline pilot takes years and $$$$$. You would need a college degree, and then become a pilot instructor for a few years, and then work as a private pilate (unless you go into a military flight training program). Once you work as a private pilate, you need 1000+ hours of flying commercial and aircraft type ratings to be considered. Besides that you need presence, leadership, and customer service/people skills.\n\nMost airlines have their own flight attendant training that takes up to a month. You have to have a solid work record and pass a background ck. Initially, for the first few years, you get the worst shifts and work on Holidays and weekends.\n\nWhy do people do it? Once you get past all the training, it is fun. You see the world, and can make good money after a few years. Plus, you can get a few days off a week in a row.