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Hello everyone! I was wondering if it was possible to instruct and do the utah state college online?

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I've talked to a few instructors who have done it and I hope to be doing it in Aug. Maybe greezergriff7 will wirte in. I believe he is doing the program right now.
 
I honestly can't believe you would be able to instruct for ATP at a location like JAX and complete a full load of online classes. Maybe if you can figure out a way to get more than 24 hours out of a day but doubtful.
 
GaTechKid said:
I honestly can't believe you would be able to instruct for ATP at a location like JAX and complete a full load of online classes. Maybe if you can figure out a way to get more than 24 hours out of a day but doubtful.
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I agree at a 90-day location it would be hard. That's why, if I'm offered a job, I was going to aim for a location that did not have the fast track program. I'm not far from my 2 year now, so I would probably take only 9 hours a semester and continue to build time.
 
I just completed my first semester at UVSC.. Think I now have around 40 hours now. All you need to do to receive credit for your ratings is take about 7 written tests. I completed all that while instructing at ATP and even took two additional electives worth 3 hours each. I had more than enough time. Let me know if you have any more questions
 
greezergriff7 said:
I just completed my first semester at UVSC.. Think I now have around 40 hours now. All you need to do to receive credit for your ratings is take about 7 written tests. I completed all that while instructing at ATP and even took two additional electives worth 3 hours each. I had more than enough time. Let me know if you have any more questions
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What location are you at, how many hours did you work (not just flight time), and how many hours of class were you taking? If you were taking a full 12 credit hour load of classes while instructing it would probably be helpful to these guys to know how your average day/week went.
 
If instruting and school don't work out, what could be another choice.Is it possible getting a degree while you work for a regional airline.
 
I instructed at the DFW location. The lengths of my days varried greatly, since I really had no set schedule. Each of my 7 written tests I did to recieve credit for my licenses took about 30 minutes each to complete. I was able to knock all that out in one weekend that I did not have any work to do. On top of that I took two additional elective classes..I probably spent a total of 10 hours working to complete both of those. Even when you sometimes work 15 hour days at ATP, I found that its very possible to dedicate a couple hours a week to working on my online classes..It's just a matter of actually wanting to do it. If you are a career pilot instructor and just have two students at a time (throw a 10 month in there it becomes really tough), it is possible to work 8-10 hour days, just 5 to 6 days a week. If you work 7 days a week then you can cut it down to about a 6-8 hour day. Hope this helps a little bit.
 
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