California VA 141 schools

luv2pilot

luv2pilot

Filing Flight Plan
Joined
Feb 24, 2009
Messages
27
Location
Rosamond, Ca
Display Name
Display name:
luv2pilot
Hello,

I am having a really hard time finding a 141 school in a 100 mile radius of Palmdale, CA that will accept Post 9/11 GI bill for instrument and commercial training. Would anyone know of a school in the area that would be able to help me out?? Thanks in advance for your help!
 
I was 141 at Pinnacle Aviation in Carlsbad, Ca. Its a long way from you, but you gotta do what us gotta do.


Why not jump on the professional program just announced for vets?
 
Unit74 said:
I was 141 at Pinnacle Aviation in Carlsbad, Ca. Its a long way from you, but you gotta do what us gotta do.


Why not jump on the professional program just announced for vets?
Click to expand...

I was reading about that a few days ago. It appears to be advertising the Post 9/11 GI Bill but in some kind of rebrand. Professional flight training for vets has been free for some time.
 
Velocity173 said:
I was reading about that a few days ago. It appears to be advertising the Post 9/11 GI Bill but in some kind of rebrand. Professional flight training for vets has been free for some time.
Click to expand...

Not via the MGIB bill though, right? VA paid 60% for me. I still had to come up with the difference. Now, if you go to ERAU, U of OK or the likes, that is a degree program and VA pays full tilt I believe. But not for the stand alone ratings program, right?
 
Unit74 said:
Not via the MGIB bill though, right? VA paid 60% for me. I still had to come up with the difference. Now, if you go to ERAU, U of OK or the likes, that is a degree program and VA pays full tilt I believe. But not for the stand alone ratings program, right?
Click to expand...

Correct, for MGIB. The old CH 30 Montgomery GI Bill only paid 60 % at a Part 141 school. Now, the Post 9/11 Ch 33 GI Bill pays 100 % at a 141 school (non college affiliated) up to the yearly max which it just over 13 grand right now. Still says you need a PPL first but from what I’ve heard, they just link the whole commercial program with the PPL included.

Basically the way I read this “new” program, it’s just advertising for professional pilots under the GI Bill. It’s a good deal for sure.
 
Velocity173 said:
Correct, for MGIB. The old CH 30 Montgomery GI Bill only paid 60 % at a Part 141 school. Now, the Post 9/11 Ch 33 GI Bill pays 100 % at a 141 school (non college affiliated) up to the yearly max which it just over 13 grand right now.

Basically the way I read this “new” program, it’s just advertising for professional pilots under the GI Bill. It’s a good deal for sure.
Click to expand...

It will actually pay much more than the yearly max if its a program affiliated with a university. I got over 60k in flight fees paid over a 2 year period
 
FLYGUYRY said:
It will actually pay much more than the yearly max if its a program affiliated with a university. I got over 60k in flight fees paid over a 2 year period
Click to expand...

Yeah, which is why a lot of enlisted go that way. Get their degree knocked out with their flight training.
 
Velocity173 said:
Yeah, which is why a lot of enlisted go that way. Get their degree knocked out with their flight training.
Click to expand...

Post 9/11 is amazing. I used some top up to finish my degree while still active duty, went for a year towards my masters at one of the most expensive schools in the country, had a change of heart in what I wanted to do, got an aviation related associates and everything through MEI paid for, and still have 7 months of eligibility left over.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top