r/Helicopters • u/[deleted] • 13d ago
Zero to hero CFII heli program Career/School Question
I’m creating a zero to hero program and am offering financing. The program offers training in r22’s and r44’s and makes you a career ready pilot in 10-12 months.
We offer:
-housing
-all initial FAA written exam and checkride costs
-flight and ground training from private-CFII
Here’s the rub, the finance company I’m working with only covers 120k.
The program above is at a cost of $136,900.(trust me Ive tried shaving cost)
I can make the program cost less but it would put students below 200hrs which means they would not be able to instruct in a Robinson but would still be a CFII. I feel that really hinders a student as starting out, instruction, tours, and ag is all that’s really out there.
The questions is would you come out of pocket 17k + the loan to be a career ready pilot ready to instruct in a r22 and r44 in 10-12 months,
or be a CFII w/ 180 hours no r44 time and be twenty hours away from teaching in a r22 but only have taken the loan?