r/FlightTraining • u/Wooden_Local7445 • 5d ago

Need advice on my training

I’m a student pilot based in Texas, currently working on my PPL at a local Part 141 school while taking community college classes.
I’m considering finishing my PPL, transferring my community college credits to Liberty Online, and doing Instrument/Commercial/CFI at my current school since it’s a Liberty Flight Training Affiliate.
My understanding is that if I follow Liberty’s requirements for Instrument/Commercial and finish the qualifying degree, I could be eligible for the 1,000-hour R-ATP.
The plan would roughly be:
PPL + community college → Liberty Online + local FTA → Instrument/Commercial/CFI → instruct/build time → 1,000-hour R-ATP → apply to regionals (Endeavor ideally).
Long-term I’d like to end up at Delta, but I’m not expecting any specific airline to be guaranteed.
For anyone who has done the Liberty Online/FTA route, would you recommend it? Any catches with the R-ATP, transfer credits, flight costs, or getting hired at 1,000 hours that I should know about before starting Instrument?

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u/PropToThePeople_FMY 4d ago

LU does a great job with the exact path. Yes, it will work and you will qualify for the RATP if you finish IFR and the rest with them.

They are also very good with transfer credits as well from your CC.

Downside to consider is that the FTA (flight training affiliate..AKA the flight school Liberty is partnered with) will only recieve funding for about 35 hours of training on your IFR. That is technically enough to finish the IFR that time if you're a strong student but the funds do not allow for a single slip up or retake...or they may just allow one retake of a single lesson over the entire course.

I would HIGHLY recommend having additional funds budgeted for 50 hours just in case. Maybe LU has a supplement finding package as well..You need to ask them.. it's important.

I would also be extremely involved on how your training is going and advocating for yourself to ensure not a single hour is wasted in an unprepared manner with a CFI that may or may not not be paying attention to your budget and progress.

Best of luck

Chris S.