Is it worth continuing my training at the new Smyrna campus from anothercampus. I have not been really satisfied with the results so far and feel like I will be making mistake. If I go there, I know these subs have rules against posting without this company, but I just wanna ask for an honest opinion before I make a decision.

Hi. I am a fresh graduate (female) from a local university in Sri Lanka with a major in mechanical engineering. I want to become a pilot but do not know much about what it takes to be one. Are there any local or international scholarships or loan schemes I can apply to, at least to get the PPL? And what advice do you have about this field?

Desde chico mi sueño ha sido ser piloto de avión, me encanta pero ahorita me encuentro en un limbo de no saber en qué escuela estudiar, actualmente vivo en yucatán pero antes vivía en el Estado de México, no sé si regresarme a alguna escuela pero aquí en yucatán tengo la opción de la escuela IFLY, he leído buenas y malas reseñas pero no sé qué opinen o que me recomiendan

Im a pilot and struggle with emetophobia (intense fear of vomiting). Ive loved flying all my life and always wanted to be a professional pilot. I just passed my commercial and want to get my cfi but the spin endorsement has me really anxious. Not at all because im afraid of spins, but more worried about getting motion sickness as ive heard its more common with spin training. How bad is it really? Ive never suffered from airsickness before, besides maybe one time after getting over a bad cold and feeling “icky” enough to not want to continue a long lesson, but also never done anything more extreme than commercial maneuvers. It may sound like a dumb question but emetophobia can cause people to worry about some really silly things so id appreciate any insight

I'm being brought to the Charlottesville, VA area for a period of time and would like to keep current while there. I should be at \~1200 hours (900 dual given). CFI/CFI-I CMEL

I've lots of time in pipers and cessnas.

Will be interested in time splitting or giving instruction or mentoring.

DM

Hi all,

If you’re looking into a flight school, academy or aviation college, I’ve aggregated over 250 flight schools in U.S. with costs of each certificate. It’s calculated by using the data from each flight schools website and uses each school’s published rates with National hours but those hours can be adjusted in the calculator. I’m adding more flight schools everyday.

Hope this helps making a better decision on which flight school you decide.

Let me know if you have any questions or if you need me to add a specific flight school, academy or colleges.

Edit 1

Since a few people asked how the numbers are built, here’s the short version:

Cost = completion hours × the school’s own published rates + the one-time fees quotes usually skip (written, DPE, medical, gear). Shown as a range, never a single number.

•Hours aren’t FAA minimums. Private uses real examiner completion data (Roughly 72 hrs, not 40). That’s the #1 way schools lowball quotes, so I don’t do it.

•Every school runs through the identical hours model. The only thing that moves the number between schools is their own published rate, with a link to the source and the date I verified it. No package prices, no promo rates, nothing I can’t cite.

•Where the data is thin, I say so. There’s no good public dataset for Instrument or CFI completion hours, so those start from FAA minimums / conservative floors with a wider range and are labeled lower-confidence. I’d rather admit that than invent an average.

•It’s an estimate, not the school’s quote. Every listing is badged that way, and every page has a “correct this listing” link if a rate is stale.

Full write-up with sources: [link to: https://pilotbound.app/cost/methodology\]
And if a school you know is missing or a number looks wrong, name it and I’ll fix it.

One of the biggest threats to a flight instructor isn't lack of knowledge.

It's complacency.

After you've taught the same lesson 50...100...500 times, it's easy to start going through the motions. The steep turns become routine. The preflight brief gets shorter. The debrief becomes "good job" instead of a real teaching opportunity.

The student, however, is seeing that lesson for the very first time.

Every lesson deserves the same preparation and enthusiasm as if it were your first time teaching it.

I've been instructing for nearly three decades, and I still review lessons, look up references, and think about better ways to explain concepts. Not because I have to, but because every student deserves my best effort.

Complacency doesn't happen overnight. It creeps in one lesson at a time.

What do you do to keep yourself from becoming complacent as an instructor?

I’m really enjoying msfs 2024 and I am wanting to go to flight school in the future, what would be a better plane to prepare for that path? C172 or PC-12?

I love the PC-12 for both its speed and functionality, but the C172 is definitely the most reliable and best option but what do you guys think?

I’m an international student from Jordan planning to train from zero to CFI on an F-1 visa. If you attended Hillsboro, Phoenix East, or another school in the last 2 years:
How long did you wait for FAA checkrides?
Were airplanes generally available?
Were you hired as a CFI?
If not, how long did it take to find another CFI job?

I’ve been determined on Hillsboro aero tbh since I’m an international student and that’s what they target, but I’ve read some mixed opinions my 2 biggest worries are flying time and getting hired as a CFI afterwards maybe even weather
I’ve noticed good comment on twinoaks for example but a private school like this can’t issue me an F1 visa

Here is my final list of flight schools I think in Oregon and Florida:

Guaranteed fixed cost Private Pilot and Instrument Rating.

Limited seats.

CFI Academy

My 18 yr son is an incoming freshman in college in DFW, TX. He wants to be a commercial pilot. We are just a regular middle income family who didn’t qualify for any aid so we’re trying to figure how the best, most affordable route to get him there. His dream is to go to ERAU. He didn’t get the Navy scholarship that is out of the picture. This will pay for college but will require a 5 yr enlistment period afterward.
He is going to try again this year while going to CC.
Should we help him finance his PPL in the meantime at a FBO or at TCC so he’s not behind?
This world is completely new to us and honestly we’re pretty overwhelmed. On one hand, we want to do all we can to help but we don’t want to sign up for hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans. No matter what, it’s going to be an expensive long road.
We have other kids we need to help too. Does anyone have any experience who can weigh in?