Private Pilot Credit Total Time Prerequisites?

Hey everyone. I have years of office experience in aviation operations and safety and a graduate degree. But… I’ll never be happy until I’m flying for a living.

I plan on riding out my apartment lease and earning my PPL at my local flight school. I think I can make a 100k student loan work for all my costs including living expenses. My target would be Envoy Cadet path and doing my ATP CFI time building in Texas. (Currently have a wife and son in Louisiana)

How many hours of total time do I need with my PPL to be accepted into the Airline Pilot Career program?

Joshua,

The quick answer is 78+ as stated on the website. If you’re seriously considering investing that amount of time and money into this career I STRONGLY recommend you spend some quality time on the website getting your questions answered.

Further, while you can request an instructor location in Texas, ATP does not guarantee a location.

Adam

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