Module 00 — Preflight
You already know how to fly.
Now price the rest of it.
Simulator hours gave you procedures, navigation and radio work. They didn't give you the $80,000, the seven years, or the conversation you'll need to have with the people who live with you. This is the honest version of the rest.
$61k–$104k
Zero to hireable
1,500 hrs
Before an ATP
5–8 yrs
To a major, typically
2×/week
The cheapest lesson rate
The five modules
The Money
Line-by-line costs from medical to multi-engine, with a budget planner that projects your real monthly burn.
The Path
Student to instructor to regional to major — including why it isn't a straight line for anyone.
Instructors & Strategy
How to vet a CFI, and the choices that quietly save or waste $15,000.
Backgrounds & Network
What your previous life is worth here, and how flying jobs actually get filled.
Setbacks & Family
Plateaus, pink slips, furloughs, and how to have the money conversation at home.