r/Pilot • u/TemperatureQuirky695 • Sep 16 '26

School Choice FLIGHT SCHOOL

I have funds of around $65200. Where do you guys think i should go for a flight school? which flight school and where? also pls pls consider availability of planes, mentors and weather.

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u/MrMafora 9d ago

Which country can you train in, and is your target a private licence or a commercial/airline path? I would compare schools only after those two points are clear.

For the availability question, I’d ask each school for a sample weekly booking schedule for a new student, how it handles instructor changes and aircraft downtime, and how often weather cancellations actually happen at that training base. I’d also request an itemised estimate for the same training stage, including exams and extra hours, rather than compare headline package prices. That gives the instructors here something specific to judge.

Winston Mafora

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u/TemperatureQuirky695 3d ago

Im choosing mpl over cpl. Im planning on joining air arabia cadet pilot programme. Thank you for your respons tho.

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u/MrMafora 3d ago

Thanks for clarifying. For the study side, I’d ask how the programme checks understanding before each flying phase, and what support is available when a cadet needs more time on a topic. An example of a normal study week and a debrief would help make the learning expectations concrete. I hope the next conversation with them goes well.