Blog Post #4 - Incorporating work and Training

There is one thing all pilots can agree on... and that is the rising cost of aviation training. In my opinion, the cost of training and acquiring a plane is one of the biggest turn aways for inspiring student pilots. This cost can be attributed to a number of things... the rising cost of fuel, regulations regarding training, and the aircraft market spike. Training can be time consuming, and working can be limited while training, but with the rising cost of training working to pay for it is evident. I have found that working while training can be difficult and can take time away from properly training, but I have found that in order to financially afford the cost of flying it is necessary to work.

I think that this is important for inspiring student pilots to know, and I wish I could have know the amount of time required to properly train at a collegiate level flight school. I am so grateful to have been given a scholarship from Global Air to help with the rising cost of flight training, but I am still finding time to work to make up for the cost. Flying the Cirrus SR20 can be fun, and while it is a technologically advanced aircraft it definitely attributes to the high cost of flight training. I look forward to continuing my training at Western Michigan University and I also enjoy working to help with the cost of training. I would encourage any inspiring student pilot to put the cost aside and look at the benefits to having a career in aviation.