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Old 20th July 2010 | 08:29
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soaring.high
 
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Which Flight School To Choose From (USA)

Dear Fellow Aviators,
Warm regards.Hope all of you are flying high !! I need a little bit of your help to decide which flight school I should choose.I am an Indian citizen.I hold FAA CPL ( ASEL+IR / AMEL+IR).I have decided to obtain CFI & CFII ratings (MEI later on) and build 800-1000 hrs giving flight instruction (Staying legally in US !!).Can any one suggest a flight school which will help me achieve my goals? (Not only getting CFI & II ratings is important but also building up flight hours is equally important to me).I have been contacted by The Delta Connection Flight Academy and they claim they will interview me after complition of CFI & II ratings and if I clear the interview I shall be given an opportunity to work with The Delta Connection Academy as a paid Instructor and I can build about 800 Hrs of flight time.Do you think the interview process will be transparent and I shall be given a fare chance? I am an alien pilot,how can they offer me to work with them?(Which clause or immegration law?).I do not intend to stay in US.I just need to get my CFI & II ratings and build about 800-1000 hrs.Any feedbacks on The Delta Connection academy? Fees is high(around $15k for CFI & II ratings) but they offer to build flight time after complition of the courese(Probably the only flight school that I have come across which offers that kind of a deal that too legally!!).Can my fellow aviators suggest me a better option?
P.S : Staying permanantly in US is not my intention !! (making my self clear after reading the other threads..lol!!) Since I hold FAA certificates I have no option but to train in US and build some flight time after that.

Thanks in Advance.Happy landings !!
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