141 Schools

On Apr 28, 12:53 pm, RC_Moonpie <rc_moonp...@m> wrote:
> Many of you may not know these places by the phrase "141 school" so I
> will give you some great ways to spot them.   If the school is a
> university flight department, if the name includes the word Academy,  or
> if their ad says anything that refers to training pilots for an airline
> position it is a 141 school and you should carefully consider sending
> anyone there.    

No. A 141 school is a flight school that holds an FAA part 141
certificate. Universities may or may not hold 141 certificates. The
main benefit of part 141 is the ability to finance through VA loans.
You can also get an instrument rating without the 50 hours cross
country time. Otherwise, its about the same for students. You cannot
tell if an operation is part 141 without asking or looking them up at
your FSDO.

-Robert, CFII

"Robert M. Gary" wrote
You site no studies or statistics to prove your point.....

Sight, Site, Cite..... :-)

Bob

RC_Moonpie wrote:

> Do I want my
> offspring to be a pilot or do I want them to be a regulation expert with
> average skills?

Do you think part 61 schools are immune to all of these problems? I've got
news for you, no one is a "real pilot" by your definition at 250 hours, no
matter whether they came from a part 141 school, or a part 61 school.

And whats with saying part 141 experts are "regulation experts" yet know
nothing about weather. Are you just making these up?

On Apr 29, 9:03 am, Ross <nowh...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Robert M. Gary wrote:

> > -Robert, CFII
>
> I got mine back in '70 from a small 141 operation and received my
> certificate at just over 35 hours.


Cool. I think people seem to think that 141 schools are somehow large
training facilities. I would guess that the majority of 141 schools
are mom and pop FBOs. The biggest benefit of being 141 for these guys
is that VA will pay for training.

-Robert