To become a pilot

I’ve been fighting hard, I’m not giving up, I want to be a pilot.

 So I called the FSDO in Louisville and told them about the scam they were running at the Part 141 school I am at and asked if there were other options in Kentucky, they gave me the number of a possible 141 near Bowman Field:

Shut down.

That means there is no decent flight training to become an airline pilot in the State of Kentucky.  I never really believed that I would have to leave this place, like so many others, because there were no opportunities for me here.  It kind of saddens me, but I’m sure the Florida sun will help cheer me up

And I’ve talked all day with Florida National Guard Officer Strength Managers about officers slots, and the outlook seems good.

The bottom line is that moving to Florida and staying at a flight school is a sensible and realistic option now, and I will investigate it in depth while looking for other options.

But I will be a pilot.

The hard part is staying away from my family and Girlfriend of 6 years.  I feel terrible because I’m asking more of her than I should, but I KNOW that this is what I should be doing in my heart.  The question is, “to thine own self be true”? 

Just another small fish in the big ocean of flight training.  Maybe because I want to be a pilot it seems like EVERYONE else does also.  I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was ten, and now I’m 22.  How far have I come? A long way, IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. 

I started by trying to get into either the Naval Academy or the US Airforce Academy, but I didn’t have the support, resources, knowledge, etc.  Then I figured I would investigate other ways to become a military pilot since I also wanted to be a soldier.

Four years of ROTC training and a lot of spent money later I’ve learned that, at least my Part 141 school is a scam and now I’m graduating, becoming a National Guard officer with a degree in Aerospace management and it seems I’m no closer to my goal of a life up where my head always is.

But I’m not giving up damnit, I–Want–To–Fly

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So I’m looking into other options, and Part 141 schools at universities don’t look so hot anymore, although I’m sure there are some really nice ones.  There are this Part 61 schools like ATP, and Delta Connection and they look great!

A little too great.

Are they a scam?  Who am I going to ask the people here at this Part 141 school?

“Of course they are a scam!”

Or maybe I could ask some of their associates:

“We offer the safest, most affordable and expedient flight training.”

Hmm…. Where are some non-military retiree Airline Pilots when you need them? 

I know smartass, the airport…

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