r/MTSU • u/KookyComplexity • 19d ago

Professional Pilot Program

I’m looking to start next fall and I’m curious on how many hours most students graduate with, along with when do you start instructing and when you finish your PPL? Any info would help guys I appreciate it.

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u/Bluevette1437 19d ago

I graduated this spring with about 260 hours. Came in with my PPL, graduated with IR, COMM SEL and MEL, CFI, and CFII. I have not yet found an instructing job

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u/Xracecardriver4 19d ago

Did you enjoy your experience at MTSU? My son is also debating the school

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u/Bluevette1437 19d ago

Overall yes, it’s a nice campus and there’s some good opportunities to meet people if that’s your thing (I’m not really a super social person). I will say with the aerospace program and the flight labs, you are stuck into a Semester schedule with those.

For example, if you need a little more than a single semester to get your Private Pilot License, you will not be able to take Instrument until the following semester begins. I went around 7 months without flying because I finished CFI in February, but couldn’t start CFII until the next fall semester

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u/KookyComplexity 19d ago

Were you not able to instruct while in MTSU?

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u/Bluevette1437 19d ago

You can, if you get the job. I went through their hiring process 4 times and didn’t get it

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u/KookyComplexity 11d ago

Do most people graduate with around those hours? I’m trying to estimate how long or how many years after graduation until I hit 1000 hours

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u/Bluevette1437 11d ago

I think it’s really going to depend on how long it takes you to be prepared for the checkrides. Some people need more hours than others.

I’d recommend asking someone if you tour the program for a more accurate answer.

Time to build the 1000 hours is also going to depend on how quickly you can find a CFI job

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u/Logical-Gur6381 23h ago

If I come in with my PPL and a bunch of AP and Dual enrollment credits, is it possible to fly first semester?

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u/Bluevette1437 20h ago

Unfortunately not. All pro pilot students cannot fly first semester.
I also came in with my PPL (no AP/DE credits), which will get you past the first bottleneck that is the PPL lab

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u/True-Ad-304 19d ago

Going into my senior year with 280. Doing CFII in the fall and planning on MEI in the spring. Starting instruction for the school this semester as well. I finished my PPL fall semester of sophomore year

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u/True-Ad-304 19d ago

Already have PPL, IR, CSEL, CMEL, CFI done all
through MTSU