Most airlines require a 4 year degree, but they don't care in what field, they just want to know that you have a good foundation and the commitment to complete your higher education. Large aviation universities like Embry-Riddle really are a good as they say, but the focus is more on getting a degree along side your flying. Starting a career in aviation is no small undertaking. There's not a real easy answer to this question. * You can do it cheaper but I'm giving these numbers because a fast but expensive program may appeal to a career changer.
You also mention cropdusting, but keep in mind many of those ops are turbine powered ag-cats and you won't be competitive there with a fresh commercial ticket.
There are also jobs like banner towing or pipeline/powerline patrol you could do, but you probably still need to build time beyond commercial mins to be competitive for those jobs. On the low end you could work to ATP mins and make some money.Ī good way to make money with a fresh commercial/cfi ticket is to instruct. On the high end, you could just rent or buy time to ATP mins, but that could cost a fortune. The cost of commercial to ATP is harder to nail down because of the possibilities that open up post-commercial. This particular program (and others like it probably) hires their instructors from within, so there is a possibility for multi-instruction - but you won't be making much money for it. You start with nothing and end up with single/multi commercial, an instrument rating and your CFI/MEI/II along with 100 hours multi-engine time. One service (I'm not advertising, so I'm not naming them) offers a program that lasts 150 days and costs $65,000* + checkride expenses. An easier number to quantify is 0 - Commercial/CFI.Įven the cost of 0 - Comm/CFI can vary, but there are a few accelerated programs that offer this. The cost from 0 to ATP can be highly variable.
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