Hmmm...Will GI bill pay for Flight lessons?

[DJ_Critterus]

I always wanted to learn how to fly a rotary aircraft. I wonder if I can use my Post-9/11 GI Bill to pay for it?

Anybody know off hand? I'll stop by the education office later to find out.

[Sea Six]

I always wanted to learn how to fly a rotary aircraft.

:nono: Rotary pilots don't fly.

They beat the air into submission. :yesnod:

[DJ_Critterus]

:nono: Rotary pilots don't fly.

They beat the air into submission. :yesnod:

Whatever. Will GI Bill teach me how to beat one more thing into submission?

[Sea Six]

Whatever. Will GI Bill teach me how to beat one more thing into submission?

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Joecooool]

A few of the guys I was in the Army with used their GI bill for flying lessons.

Keep in mind it is incredibly expensive. For choppers I believe its a few hundred dollars an hour. You might burn through your entire GI bill getting your license.

[wicked_c6]

I always wanted to learn how to fly a rotary aircraft. I wonder if I can use my Post-9/11 GI Bill to pay for it?

Anybody know off hand? I'll stop by the education office later to find out.

When I went (in Michigan) it did not cover the cost of my private heli license. However, it would cover the commercial training... Provided it was an accredited school.

My school (private license) charged about $280 a flight hour if I recall. It ain't cheap. :)

[Joecooool]

When I went (in Michigan) it did not cover the cost of my private heli license. However, it would cover the commercial training... Provided it was an accredited school.

My school (private license) charged about $280 a flight hour if I recall. It ain't cheap. :)

I paid $50 an hour 25 yeas ago.

[Sea Six]

When I went (in Michigan) it did not cover the cost of my private heli license. However, it would cover the commercial training... Provided it was an accredited school.

My school (private license) charged about $280 a flight hour if I recall. It ain't cheap. :)

:eek:

How many flight hours are required for getting certified?

[Kevin_73]

:eek:

How many flight hours are required for getting certified?

Minimum of 40, but it usually takes more hours than that to get the cross country, night, and solo requirements. :yesnod:

[Montehall]

if you go to a college that offers a degree in aviation, and your license is part of it... you bet.

There is a big change coming to the GI bill in August that will allow you to use it towards certifications and licenses.

[Kevin_73]

I paid $50 an hour 25 yeas ago.

:bs:
Maybe for fixed wing, but I don't think rotorcraft time has been that cheap since the Eisenhower administration.

[MrPeabody]

I wouldn't take flying lessons. It would cut into my drinking too much.:beer:

[DJ_Critterus]

I wouldn't take flying lessons. It would cut into my drinking too much.:beer:

You do make a good point.

[Dan-O]

Is there a possibility of applying and going to Ft. Rucker, or is your ETS looming, and don't want re-up or extend?

You couldn't get better Rotorcraft experience than that, and I am as unsure as everyone else about civilian schools...I am fairly certain that you could get about any fixed wing rating you want, and it might even be that you could get training to advance Rotorcraft ratings easier than to get an initial rating with the GI. Bill.....

It sounds like a cool idea you have, and I hope you find better answers than I can give.

There are a BUNCH of accredited Aviation "Colleges" that do nothing but Pilot Training....Hope you find what you're looking for.

:seeya:

[Allan]

I always wanted to learn how to fly a rotary aircraft.

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Why don't you just say helicopters? :confused5:

[DJ_Critterus]

Is there a possibility of applying and going to Ft. Rucker, or is your ETS looming, and don't want re-up or extend?

You couldn't get better Rotorcraft experience than that, and I am as unsure as everyone else about civilian schools...I am fairly certain that you could get about any fixed wing rating you want, and it might even be that you could get training to advance Rotorcraft ratings easier than to get an initial rating with the GI. Bill.....

It sounds like a cool idea you have, and I hope you find better answers than I can give.

There are a BUNCH of accredited Aviation "Colleges" that do nothing but Pilot Training....Hope you find what you're looking for.

:seeya:

No ETS... medical separation/retirement.

Why don't you just say helicopters? :confused5:

I like it better the way I said it :yesnod: Well, that and all the helicopter pilots I know on a personal basis (all military) call it a rotary license for some reason and I have no clue why.

:lol:

[wwomanC6]

Go here Welcome to the GI Bill Web Site | The Home for All Educational Benefits Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (http://www.gibill.va.gov/resources/education-resources/find-a-school.html)

Approved Education & Job Training Programs

Examples include:

* Colleges and Universities
* Non College Degrees
* Flight Schools
* Correspondence Schools
* On the Job Training & Apprenticeship programs


:squirrelrun:

[69camfrk]

if you go to a college that offers a degree in aviation, and your license is part of it... you bet.

There is a big change coming to the GI bill in August that will allow you to use it towards certifications and licenses.
Damn I hope so. If that were the case I would have been ATP rated years ago. However, no help for my poor SRA ass at the time. Too expensive,so here I sit with a Private ticket I never use anymore. I love to fly, just not paying for it.

[Sea Six]

Why don't you just say helicopters? :confused5:

They don't want to sound like civilians... that's why.

[DJ_Critterus]

Damn I hope so. If that were the case I would have been ATP rated years ago. However, no help for my poor SRA ass at the time. Too expensive,so here I sit with a Private ticket I never use anymore. I love to fly, just not paying for it.

Huh? That's good. If so, I'd go the more realistic route and use it for classes to get my CCNA/FCNE (Foundry/Brocade equivalent of CCNA), and my CISSP/