Recommendations for accelerated instrument training NYC area

Hi xxx (you didn't give a name)

Slight sarcasm intended, but this brings to mind a sign which I've
often seen in Automotive and TV/Radio repair shops...

Quick
Cheap
Good
---------
Pick two
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A good job quick won't be cheap
A good job cheap won't be quick
A quick job cheap won't be good

And you are in one of the highest cost areas in the nation...

Having said that...
I am a ~100 hr pilot currently working on my IA at American Flyers in
Cleveland. I will be looking at ~$9500 when finished, but it IS
QUICK and it IS GOOD.

I am using Part 141 'cuz GI Bill reimburses me 60%...and 141 tng tends
to be expensive. However, AF also do accelerated part 61 tng...and if
you already have your 50 hrs X-C...so much the better...and it will
cost you a lot less! Don't balk at the rates until you do the math!
These guys will work with you all day 7 days a week if you want.

To start, I took a week off work and did M-F, about 7 hours a day to
kick it off. That got me well over 1/3 of the way there. Should
have my IA rating by mid-March and going right into the Commercial.
Why? Why not?

BTW, Did you count the usual $300-500 in test prep material in your
$7000??? AF has their own...see if you can preview it first tho...I
think Sportys would be better...

Not sure how far this is, but might be worth checking out...

American Flyers
50 Airport Road, Suite 120
Morristown, NJ 07960
800-449-7650

Can't hurt to take a lesson or two, it's all log-able!

FYI, no affiliation, just a satisfied customer...

--Don

Don Byrer
Electronics Technician
FAA Airways Facilites/Tech Ops, RADAR/Data/Comm @ CLE
Amateur Radio KJ5KB
Private Pilot Instrument Student
PP-ASEL 30 Jan 2005

BTW, Did you count the usual $300-500 in test prep material in your
$7000??? AF has their own...see if you can preview it first tho...I
think Sportys would be better...

No reason to spend anywhere near that kind of money. The Sporty's and King DvD
courses are routinely available on eBay for 60-90% of their new price. Buy one,
use it and resell it. I actually made money on my Sporty's discs! Same story
on books, supplemental video tapes, ets. Everything is available and what you
don't like can be resold. Best value is to find a large package, keep what you
like and resell the rest.

As long as you don't mind using old versions. The instrument practical test
standards changed a few months back.


"Mitty" wrote in message
...

BTW, Did you count the usual $300-500 in test prep material in your
$7000??? AF has their own...see if you can preview it first tho...I
think Sportys would be better...

No reason to spend anywhere near that kind of money. The Sporty's and
King DvD courses are routinely available on eBay for 60-90% of their new
price...

On 3/1/05 6:35 PM, Michael R wrote the following:
As long as you don't mind using old versions. The instrument practical test
standards changed a few months back.

Small changes and only to the PTS AFAIK. I'll bet there haven't been
significant changes to the Sporty's and King courses in several years, maybe
longer. Producing that stuff is just too expensive to be re-doing it everytime
there is a NOTAM.

For the drilling the actual test, faatest.com stays very current and I have
found it to be a good cheap tool. Got 100% on my written.


"Mitty" wrote in message
...

BTW, Did you count the usual $300-500 in test prep material in your
$7000??? AF has their own...see if you can preview it first tho...I
think Sportys would be better...

No reason to spend anywhere near that kind of money. The Sporty's and
King DvD courses are routinely available on eBay for 60-90% of their new
price...