| Helicopter training is your gateway to becoming a | | | | include accommodation while you train for an extra |
| helicopter pilot (helicopter license is the key). This is | | | | cost. Make sure you check on this. |
| why you should carefully plan that whole process of | | | | Finding a flight training school may be easy. Here you |
| enrolling and getting the license. To help you out on this, | | | | should consider the cost, the proximity to your place, |
| here are the important things you must know. | | | | and the programs they offer. Selecting one involves |
| Among all the important things you should do, planning | | | | more criteria. |
| your finances should be on the top of your list. Take | | | | When selecting a flight training school, it is not enough |
| note that the whole helicopter training course is | | | | that you base it on the cost the program. Since you |
| expensive and involves a long time commitment. | | | | are the student and you are paying big time here, |
| Indulge only to this commitment if you can pay the | | | | make sure that you check on the eligibility of the flight |
| training from start to finish. If you think you cannot | | | | school you are considering. Weight the school on the |
| make it through, there are several financial aids that | | | | criteria of maintenance capability, safety record, and |
| would lessen the financial burden you carry. Some | | | | pilot management. You should also talk to your possible |
| training schools also have special payment schemes | | | | flight instructor. Know if the instructor fits your |
| that you can take advantage of in order to get | | | | personality. Remember that you will be spending many |
| through the training. | | | | hours with each other so you better choose one who |
| Believe it or not, many aspire to become a helicopter | | | | is fun to be with. |
| pilot but few only make it to become one. One reason | | | | One important paper you should have if you want to |
| is that these people are not physically fit to fly a | | | | fly is the flight medical certificate. Without it, you can |
| helicopter. It may be because of physical disability. It | | | | never fly. There are 3 kinds of flight medical certificate: |
| may also because they are not prepared mentally. | | | | first class medical that is required for an Airline |
| Both these factors could cost the dream of flying to | | | | Transport Pilot, second class medical that is required to |
| remain a dream. Another reason is that some are not | | | | fly commercial, and the third class medical for private |
| into the noise and the vibration of the helicopter (this is | | | | flying. Cost of training usually ranges between $20,000 |
| much like the people who want to ride an airplane but | | | | to $45,000 depending on the type of training school. |
| are scared of flying). If you really want to enroll at a | | | | You should also choose your helicopter training school |
| helicopter training school, make sure you are physically | | | | based on the following criteria: the type of course they |
| and mentally ready. | | | | provide, the payment scheme, the time of training, the |
| In choosing the helicopter training school, you should | | | | duration of the training, safety guidelines, insurance to |
| consider the location and cost of the training. Since not | | | | the student, housing, school facilities, types of training |
| all states have helicopter training school, enrolling | | | | helicopters they use, ground-school training program, |
| yourself at a training school could mean relocating. | | | | job vacancy program, instructors and staff, and FAA |
| Now, the cost of relocation is too much. This means | | | | certificates. |
| an added cost to the training fee. Some schools | | | | |