ah flight school if you want to become an airline pilot you're doing research
on different types of flight schools and you're hearing terms like part 61 part
141 restricted ATP and it may have you feeling like every school is gonna be
claiming they have the best route and the best program and the best way for
you to complete your flight training in this video I'm going to break down the
different types of flight schools and how they work coming up
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different types of flight schools they are part 61 part 141 what a restricted
ATP means and the benefits of the two different types of schools
why are those my only two options let's get into it
now before we break down each of the different types of schools there's a
couple of terms that I need to make sure you understand so we're all on the same
page commercial pilot license your commercial pilot license is what allows
you to fly and earn money if you have your commercial license you can charge
for flying a plane for photography whatever it is that is what allows you
to earn money while you fly ATP your ATP airline transport pilot is what allows
you to be a pilot at the airlines CFR that's code of federal regulations those
are the rules laid out by the government that we all have to abide by FA our
Federal Aviation Regulations you'll hear of a book called the flooring that's a
for Federal Aviation Regulations aim'd aeronautical information man those are
basically all the rules of which as a pilot you have to fly by and that's
what's gonna save you from getting in trouble and then part when you hear part
61 or part 141 that is the section of that book which breaks down what is
applicable to us as pilot you'll hear part 61 that's part 61 of that extremely
large book I'll put a link to it in the description below if you ever want to go
and buy it I'll put a link to it down there it's something you're gonna have
to get when you get to flight school anyways it's basically all the rules of
which you need to say in a trouble when you're flying now that's cleared up
let's get into the flight schools here are the numbers for part 61 if you go to
a part 61 school you can get your commercial pilot license with 250 hours
and you qualify for your ATP with 1500 hours
assuming you meet all the flight requirements that are listed for getting
those licenses I'll put the section of the manual that has those regulations up
here a part 61 school is going to be less structured meaning you can do your
flight school on the weekend you can do your ground school with your friends or
an online training program however you want to do it assuming you get the
knowledge however you want to go about getting it a
instructor can then sign you off saying you've completed the ground portion
assuming that you complete that section you can take the written and go on with
your training the same is applicable for with your flying you're able to break it
up in pieces if you want to fly only on the weekends or at night or you have
limited time of which you can complete your flight school at a part sixty one
school is gonna allow that flexibility in the speed of what you're learning and
when you're able to take those lessons so part sixty one is a lot more flexible
if you need that flexibility as you go to your flight training because work or
home life are different schedules or you feel that going through a structured
program may move too fast for you part 61 is the variation that allows you to
complete that in a more flexible manner part 141 is a structured program that
means it has a laid out plan from the FAA and the order of which things need
to be done which is basically the syllabus that's laid out the schools
have to follow that and they are monitored by the FAA to make sure that
people are successfully passing their training at an acceptable number so the
numbers for a 141 school are you can get your commercial pilot license with 190
hours and you can go to the airline's with either a thousand 1250 or 1500
hours say wow it gets a little bit more complex when you get into that if you go
with a thousand or 1,250 hours you get what's known as a restricted ATP which
I'll explain later on this video just qualify for the thousand hours it and
I'll put the regulation of which it's in that forum book I'll put it right up
here but it says you must complete sixty semester credit hours of aviation or
aviation related coursework and completes flight training in a 141
program you have universities out there that have aviation programs some
examples would be Ohio State University every riddle
Purdue University Arizona State University we were gonna get so much ass
here it's gonna be sick I'm talking like crazy like boyband ass
University of North Dakota there's a bunch of different programs out there
that had these aviation programs that are approved by the FAA and if you do
they're 141 flight training program and you complete the 60 semester credit
hours doing that program you can get a restricted ATP with a thousand hours as
long as you meet the flight requirements I listed in that CFR which I talked
about earlier and you complete your four-year degree there now if you
complete 30 hours of aviation or aviation related coursework in one of
those programs and end up with your associate's degree and you complete a
141 training program you can get your restricted ATP with 1,250 hours so
that's a restricted ATP with 1,250 hours and if you go through a 141 school and
just strictly do this school and none of the additional school work you will be
qualified for your ATP at 1500 hours essentially what that means is if it had
a thousand hours you met the flight requirements you go to the airline's and
you pass your check ride and if you watch my video on passing check rides
you should pass your check ride when you get your license it will say restricted
ATP and that limits you to not being a captain at the airline which is fine
once you hit your 1500 hours you fill out some paperwork and then you're able
to get your restrict ATP lifted and you get a regular ATP just like everybody
else so to sum it up your part 61 schools you're gonna get your commercial
license at 250 hours and your ATP at 1500 hours your part 141 schools you'll
get your commercial license at 190 hours and you'll qualify for your ATP at
either a thousand 1250 or 1500 hours and that kind of sums up the two different
types of flight schools and how you qualify for each different ones now that
I've broken down the types of flight schools in a later video I'm going to
address how to pick the flight school that best fits for your needs so if you
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comments below let me know would you rather do a part 61 school or a part 141
school I look forward to hearing from you until then keep the blue side up