Where can an A&P work and get flight lessons for discount prices or free?
Im currently an Aircraft Mechanic with about 2 years experience on the beech king air 200 (C-12) and i must say my true dream is to become a pilot.. i currently reside in corpus christi tx any help in near by places would help and be very much appreciated. thanks
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Tell you what. You find a place that will let you work as an A&P and give you free flight lesson and I'll drive us to the nearest lotto vendor, you can pick the numbers and I'll pay for the tickets.Sorry, partner, I never heard of such a place. In order to learn to fly you will have to pay out of your own pocket. Plan on spending between $6,000 and $10,000 for your PPL. Good luck.
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It's not too hard to find a new CFI trying to build hours. I traded work as an A&P for all of my flying lessons. The lessons were pretty dis-jointed and informal. The airplanes were borderline airworthy Champs, Luscombes and T-craft. Didn't become a very good pilot, but we sure had fun, and got hours in our books.
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I have done this at my own helicopter company. We paid an A&P in flight time for maintenance on our helicopters and it worked out well for both of us. If you call around to different small flight schools, you could get lucky! Another thought would be to check out local flying clubs and see if there is a private owner with a CFI that would be willing to trade for flight time
Im currently an Aircraft Mechanic with about 2 years experience on the beech king air 200 (C-12) and i must say my true dream is to become a pilot.. i currently reside in corpus christi tx any help in near by places would help and be very much appreciated. thanks
Aircraft - 3 Answers
Random Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
1 :
Tell you what. You find a place that will let you work as an A&P and give you free flight lesson and I'll drive us to the nearest lotto vendor, you can pick the numbers and I'll pay for the tickets.Sorry, partner, I never heard of such a place. In order to learn to fly you will have to pay out of your own pocket. Plan on spending between $6,000 and $10,000 for your PPL. Good luck.
2 :
It's not too hard to find a new CFI trying to build hours. I traded work as an A&P for all of my flying lessons. The lessons were pretty dis-jointed and informal. The airplanes were borderline airworthy Champs, Luscombes and T-craft. Didn't become a very good pilot, but we sure had fun, and got hours in our books.
3 :
I have done this at my own helicopter company. We paid an A&P in flight time for maintenance on our helicopters and it worked out well for both of us. If you call around to different small flight schools, you could get lucky! Another thought would be to check out local flying clubs and see if there is a private owner with a CFI that would be willing to trade for flight time
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