kwstas
Part 141 and Part 61 courses both result in the same licences. The difference is that the FAA inspect the Part 141 courses and the schools have to be approved. They allow some minimum hour reductions because of this. The other difference is that Part 141 schools can sometimes get you what's called a J-1 visa which allows you to work as an instructor for a while after you have obtained your licences in order to build experience towards the ATP. Obviously you need to complete the Certificated Flight Instructor course to do this. Parts 141 and 61 are sections of the Federal Aviation Regulations. You can read what they say here:
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text...4/14tab_02.tpl
Hope this helps.
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