a320 Type Rating cost 2011

[shon7]

any good deals on an A320 type rating (initial).

[Flyer1015]

Best price I've found is Pan Am

FAA Airbus 320 Type Rating Course with 40 Hour Ground School

$8,495

[thepotato232]

Seconded for Pan Am - certainly the lowest price I've found, and all done in-house.

[BulePilot]

Has anybody gone through the Pan Am TR for either A320 or B737NG? If so, how was the quality of training, classrooms, sim and other material used? I'm interested in getting typed on the A320, but the low price ($7,495 if doing the home study ground and $8,495 with 40hrs ground school at training center) makes me worried about quality of training/instructors. Hope to get some feedback to help me decide whether signing up (or not). Thanks!

[usualguy]

I paid mine 50'000$ with 6 landings in Europe (airbus syllabus)and I can tell you it s hard and a lot of work..

If you think you can get a rating for less 10'000$ and get employed , good luck but I bet it' s not at the airbus standards for this money.
7000$ is in my point of view just a refresher course.

[Jaz and the Fat Man]

Cheap ticket

Agreed. No way you can get quality experience with the rubber stamp approach. The 320 is hard work and probably one of the most challenging aircraft to learn, however once that is done, it's the easiest! However, if you need to get recurrent, that's a good deal.

[zondaracer]

Wow, usualguy. It sounds like you overpaid. Besides, a JAA type rating is much more expensive than a FAA type because of the six landings in the aircraft. Even so, I know a place in Germany that can do an A320 rating with landings for less than €20,000, and they have trained many pilots currently employed at major European airlines.

[BulePilot]

Thanks for the comments, but I'm still waiting to hear from guys who've gone through the Pan Am A320 initial type rating course. Hope to hear from some soon. Pan Am's $8495 price tag for A320 type rating is attractive but makes me worry about the quality I'd receive.

[zondaracer]

I wouldn't worry about the quality at Pan Am, but the real concern is if you plan on working in Europe or elsewhere. A type on a FAA license won't do you any good if you plan on working on a JAA license for example. That is why there is a difference in price. JAA type ratings cost much more all around than a FAA type rating course.

Another place you could check out is Higher Power Aviation in Texas. You will find that their prices are about the same and lots of guys go there to get a 737 type before they apply at Southwest, including lots of ex-military guys.

[BulePilot]

thanks zondaracer. No particular need for a JAA A320 type rating. Job requires at least ICAO ATP which includes FAA. But I just wanna make sure I don't pick a training center that has a known bad reputation. I'd rather spend $5,000 more and get a more comprehensive and better quality course. I checked out Aerosim and they seem to be more professional.

I still haven't heard from anybody who's gone through Pan Am type rating before. Not a good sign... Anybody went to Aerosim or any other US based training center?

[The Dominican]

I paid mine 50'000$ with 6 landings in Europe (airbus syllabus)and I can tell you it s hard and a lot of work..

If you think you can get a rating for less 10'000$ and get employed , good luck but I bet it' s not at the airbus standards for this money.
7000$ is in my point of view just a refresher course.

I don't know what is the saddest part of this post, that you paid 50 grand for a type rating or that you actually think this will give you an advantage over other applicants with the same type rating For the sake of your career don't ever mention that you paid 3 to 5 times what a type rating cost to another living soul, ever!

[macumba]

If the quality of the TR is equally such as the A320 Sales Person from Panam, then I would stay away.

I have never ever heard such an idiotic incompetent person such as Brian answering my questions. Not sure where they get such highly educated sales pitch persons from.

Interrupting me with "hold your fire", telling me they have 100% passing rate with their allocated course, but sending people home that are not cut out to be flying in the sym. There is NEVER a 100% pass rate, ever, unless it is a phony operation where the examiners are paid off .

I have my doubts about this operation, but on the other hand, I hope that Brian isn't also the Sim Instructor at the same time.

Remember, they just recently bought Aeroservice which should explain a lot.

Anyone going through the A320 syllabus lately, please let us know of your experience.

[Bearcat F8F]

I know someone who has just got his from Pan Am. Although it might have been something similar. Not sure. He mentioned Pan Am.

The story is, you get what you pay for. He said the instructors were terrible and you are made to do most of the work yourself and a program like this has a much higher failure rate. This guy had 2500 hours on all sort of stuff before he did the TR btw. So watch out. Might be a better idea to pay a bit extra but receive better quality instruction.

[jamaicapilot]

Pan Am is good

I recently went through Pan Am and got my A320 type and I highly recommend them. The instructors were great except for one whose accent was a bit thick so a little hard for me to understand but he only instructed ground class for a day then I never had to deal with him again. The overall staff is helpful. There's only one 320 sim so scheduling was tight and I finish 4 days later than originally scheduled (also due to memorial day weekend...). Great price on the 320 type. The quality of training is worth the price.
I'm not sure what your plans are after getting a type but I'll tell you not to be discouraged by negative comments about not being able to get a job afterwards as 1 of my classmates is already flying the 320 and another just started ground school last week...both with no time on type. Its not gonna be easy but it can be done. Hope this helps and all the best.

[Popgun]

The Pan Am $9000 type rating is based on getting through in the minimum time....7 sim sessions.

They have some great JetBlue Instructors but I would only recommend this course if you are already a HIGHLY experienced jet pilot.

Significant self-study prior to arrival for the course is a given in such a compact time frame.

[ReverseFlight]

I remember seeing the $8,495 price tag in Panam's website last week but this week they have changed the entire look of their website and the price page is gone.

[josmison]

HPA price

Guys

Could we have some feed back about Higher power aviation A320 TR price and quality ?

Also is it possible to combine an FAA ATPL checkride with the a320 TR checkride ?

[Prop.Time]

How bout Aerostar Trainig Services LLC, in Orlando?

Anyone ever heard of this place?

[machmikey]

Yes! $12,500 usd with a sim partner provided by YOU! Otherwise add $500 to make $13,000. That's a new car in some countries........ Self study! Save money!

[unimuts]

Now a new price for JAA €14500 and they wont even tell you a price for the 6 takeoff and landings. Dont know the price for the FAA but it sure is expensive for the JAA rating.

Anyone else with feedback for the JAA training ?

Uni