Schools with flight program: Embry Riddle, Florida Institute of technology, Purdue University

This is one famous school that is linked to Lufthansa group: https://www.european-flight-academy.com/en/your-flying_future/training_course

I think you get a ATPL license frozen that means you can flight only in Europe. But is written with that + type rating you can fly for an airline here.

I don’t know exactly if there is min requirement hour for being a captain by EASA. Do there is a min hours requirement for FAA?

Here is a link with a list of international airlines who recruit pilots with an ATPL frozen: http://www.fta-global.com/fta-news/low-hour-pilot-jobs

It is too soon for you to be asking Embry-Riddle vs. U of ND vs. Fill-in-University-Name-Here. The time to ask that question is after you have been accepted and you have determined that the places all are affordable.

You seem to be an international applicant. If that is true, you need to very carefully verify E-R’s information about work as a student assitant flight instructor. In the programs I am aware of, those jobs only can go to US citizens and legal permanent residents because of restrictions on work permission for international students.

Yes, the weather in Grand Forks can be challenging. I used to live there and I knew a lot of students who were in the flight school. They loved their program and learned to cope with the winter.

Our daughter is studying to be a pilot. Lots of jobs right now (there is a big chunk of U.S. pilots that are retiring in the next few years). It’s a great time to be a pilot.

We have toured E-R and FIT - they are both good schools. I would say that E-R and UND are considered the best in the U.S. right now. E-R is also one of the most expensive (Purdue is right up there with it). Other good programs are Western Michigan (they just opened up a Florida program that we visited), FIT, Ohio State. There are smaller, less expensive programs around as well: Central Washington, Southern Utah, Southern Illinois-Carbondale, LIberty University, Lewis University, Middle Georgia, Delta University, Delaware State and others - they are cropping up to meet the demand of the airlines.

I have no idea about WizAir - but students at the top aviation programs in the U.S. are getting jobs straight out of college with around 950 hours of flying at regional airlines (e.g. SkyWest, Republic - the most common right now - and also Envoy, etc), IF you go to a R-ATP college. I agree with the poster about getting a degree in something else as a fall back - but to get a job as a pilot more quickly - the R-ATP programs are the way to go. (they require 1000 hours of flying vs. 1500 of flying time). You can become a certfied flight instructor after two years or so - and then start getting paid to instructor younger students (e.g. at around $20 to $25 an hour) which can help with paying for school. Usually school are less expensive in the summer, too.

As you probably know - it’s not cheap as you have to get a college degree along with get your aviation ratings. WMU, for instance, is $65k for four years of college and an additional $65k for flying instruction. So - you are looking at $130k for four years. Embry-Riddle is more than that. Most school’s flight training ranges from $60k to $80k for four years of flight training. It’s not cheap for sure.

There is a Facebook page for Parents of Aviation teens that you might glean some information from : Raising Aviation Teens.

Good luck in your ventures. It’s a great time to train to be a pilot!

I read your earlier posts and that you created a spreadsheet. My daughter also wants to become a pilot. We just visited OSU. Purdue and ER are on our radar as well. However, the costs are astronomical. Have you visited any of the schools yet? I’d be interested to know what you think.