Originally Posted by
mikewil
Agreed.
I am not sure why they didn't crack down on this garbage after what happened with Soar a few years back...
Amazing to see the numbers sign up for this when you can still get a CPL for $60-$80K at a small school/aero club and fly the actual types that will make you employable in the top end
For anyone wanting pilot career advice as an 18 year old here it is:
1. I'd strongly reconsider my choice of profession but if you are dead set on flying, go to number 2
2. Take a year off and work full time and save up as much money as you possibly can, then find a local flying school/flying club that operates C172s and also has access to a C182 or C206 for the final 20 hours of your training. Make sure you 'pay as you go' and you will graduate with zero debt, having spent half of what your VET fee counterparts have and will also be ahead of the DA40/VET fee graduates for a charter/scenic job because you actually have 100 command (vs their 70) and time of the aircraft types that they actually use (Cessnas!).
Add talk to a financial advisor, not an unqualified salesman.