Inside scoop
Okay, I'm another guy who just couldn't stand the .........
at FlightSafety anymore and is back in the saddle flying again.
They don't like their instructors to fly and know what they are really teaching and that just doesn't sit well with me any more.
I walked more than six times my paycheck in business in the door every year and they didn't like my flying on the side.
Anyhow, here's the scoop.
It's a hefty chunk at either FlightSafety or SimuFlite
for a type rating in the 500 series Cessnas which gets
you the venerable fleet of 500/550/560 and runs
anywhere from 12 to 18K USD
The Excel will run you anywhere from 18 to 28K USD
for a type rating in a stand alone airplane.
I have flown both extensively.
The Hawker is like the Excel in pricing.
The 500 series is easier to fly, BUT
if you are going to study hard and work hard,
pick something you can get a job at.
Everyone and their dogs already has
a 500 series rating and the same can
be said of the Hawker. But, there just
aren't enough Excel drivers around.
So, if you get an interview and they tell
you they will give you a chance at the
Excel if you have a rating in the pocket,
just do it....... I have helped put many
low time pilots through the Excel course
and watched them get hired on.
They were all hard working and impressive
for their effort, a little time now in the plane
and I bet they are polished pros.
Back to the price thing.
Okay FlightSafety is more and it doesn't make sense.
SimuFlite is 80% of their price and there is no real
reason for the difference and this isn't just because
I just left FlightSafety. I worked there because they
charged more and paid their instructors more.
My own money in the past and in the future
Simuflite is a better price deal.
Look also at your realistic price point and
opportunity cost. Don't be the guy who
gets suckered into getting typed and then
no job and long time to pay back a loan.
Ask any questions if you want to hear answers.
Your bud in the sky
Walter