This was most informative, and I admire your can-do approach. I don't live in the US, so details may vary. I have half a PPL mainly learned 20 years ago. Is it practical or worthwhile for someone in their early 40's to become a commercial pilot, particularly bearing in mind mandatory retirement age you touched on? Appreciate your view!

I don't know if your location is a CFI training center or not but don't expect to fly a whole lot while you're in CFI unless you can rent a plane at another school. I deferred CFI since ATP doesn't have a training center in my home state but I know a lot of people who flew maybe 5-6 times in 2 months at CFI stage.

Hi Luke! Thank you for sharing your journey. I'm currently a sophomore in college on the pre-med track, but over the past year, I've developed a strong fascination with aviation. A couple of months ago, I started exploring flight schools and the idea of becoming a pilot. I feel like I've wasted a lot of time on a path I'm no longer passionate about, and I'm considering dropping out of college to join an accelerated flight program. My questions are: Do you need to have a degree to eventually get into a major airline like Delta or United, and how much does having a degree help in this career path?

thx for this info bro, I'm very interested by I'm 17 would there be a problem getting my medical certificate?

Pretty good summary, but one correction. ATP is a part 141 school.

Hey! I am a foreigner airforce fighter pilot and I will get a green card after 6months later! Is it possible to enter the major airline!? even though no experience of civil airline

I am considering ATP right now for the rest of my certs (I have my PPL) but the biggest thing that concerns me is the cost and I would need to take out a loan to do pull it off. Do you know a lot of people at ATP that went the loan route?

Can one surely pass through the written exam studying solely off the Sportys app? How many study hours in total (just approx)would a student put in for the written Fab vlog on the process.

DAL guy here, I don't work a day in my life, I absolutely love flying. I had to grind it out through training and hour-building but the late-night study sessions and early wakes are all worth it. This career is phenomenal. On the $ side, captains on the narrow body side are killing it more than I could have imagined lol.

Subscribed! Congrats on your journey and thanks for sharing.

Very good and informative video, couldn't have said it better myself. Keep up the good work and good luck with the rest of your training!

How to become a private pilot in USA as international with cost

is the title just clickbait? seems like a big responsibilty for someone with 2 1/2 years of flying experince. i mean…. your responsible for dozens if not hundreds of lives

So you’ve started instrument, but you are just now starting to build solo XC hours. For PPL isn’t XC time required? Apologies if this is a silly question but I’m confused. Are the reqs different for ATP school?

Be weary of ATP man, as a former full time CFI, I’ve seen lots of ATP students come my way after leaving/ given 8 weeks in between their stage checks and them failing because they haven’t flown in 8 weeks. It sounds like you’re progressing well and I wish you luck. But I would advise anyone and everyone to stay well clear of ATP. They don’t do it right.

can u go more into the financial aspect of it. How you’re paying for your school

Dude! 673 subs!!!??

Good info for those trying to navigate taking the plunge into training; will be sending this to some students I mentor who are figuring out what path they want to take! Something to be mindful of is that airlines like Breeze are more along the line of a ULLC rather than a regional and is mostly hiring those with prior 121/135 experience. Outfits like Envoy, SkyWest, Air Wisconsin, etc. would give a better idea of the starting pay and benefits of that first airline job out of being a CFI. The first year pay of Breeze vs traditional regionals might not be too different but the pay increase year over year and captain pay scale are pretty different. Good luck on your training, hope to see you in the flight levels soon!

Looks like a fun trip! What are you flying? How do you like flying with a stick instead of a yoke? Keep up the good work!

Hi could you explain the process you had to go through to afford flight school trainings, and how did you spend it?

Hey Luke, great video, two questions. How difficult has the pacing been, do a lot of students feel comfortable with it? The school I’m looking into has a 6 month program, from zero to all ratings and 250 flight hours. The program begins in January, any recommendations for things I should learn beforehand?

ATP $109k Check rides $1200-1500 each Written exams $175 each Sportys $20 Sheppard air $50 each Equipment (headset/knee board/foggles) $900-1400 ForeFlight $200 Medical $300

I love the video. Thank you for the information. More than half of these things I didn't even know

Hey Luke, been watching a lot of your videos the last few days, my admission/discovery flight is in an hour with atp in colorado springs. Im so excited 😅 thanks for the great content.

Great videos man! Nothing like a pilot pay breakdown to motivate an aspiring commercial pilot, haha. I was highly considering ATP myself a couple months ago but went the part 61 route. I’ll be starting part 141 through veteran benefits after PPL and looking to get all my ratings by March at the latest. Not sure if I’ll be going airlines but I’ll see you there if I do. 🤜🏻

Heyy Luke , I absolutely love your content ! They are super informative, it would be great if you made a video on the physics and math involved in whole of aviation and piloting !

What's weird is that the 3rd and 4th week, that's when the info and skillset starting meshing in. Comms too became substantially easier. 1st tol eval was last week, cross winds at 9 gusting at 19 and my lead was heavy. Also to note the DA sucked. 120lbs under max weight. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

I'm I. ATP right now, and the evals are definitely stressful. Just did my 1st eval for told and the winds are at 9 gusting 19. Got switched runways and gaaaaaahd damn it was STRESSFUL.

9:10 this is not true. While it’s good to get a medical before starting flight training to see if you can hold one in general, you only need a first class to be ATP PIC in Part 121 operations. You can hold a second class medical for ATP SIC in Part 121 operations when only two pilots (usually the case) are required.

Hey luke..good luck with the rest of the training..I myself am starting ATP in September and currently working on my writtens..I know you want to keep your training location a secret but I really hope we meet one day..thanks for sharing your journey..now I know what to expect..see ya at the airlines buddy..

Ahh solo cross country, honestly my least favorite part of ATP. Corporate was very inflexible on what airports we could fly to. When we did the eval, both my instructor and I were very uncomfortable with that airport. But for my solo, hey that was what corporate said, so I had to go there and only there. A few months later, guess they had an incident or a safety review and it suddenly became a prohibited airport instructor or not.....

That is just an amazing day go flying. Great vlogging by the way.

Wonderful video of young love sharing adventures together. So very happy for you. If there is any advice I could give concerning your marriage it would be to learn the two most important words you will ever know....."Yes Dear". Some might think this is a bit of humor but at 78 Years old and married all my life, "happy wife, happy wife". Now concerning your aviation career; you have passed your required FAA flight test but you are not qualified to fly safely. Nothing on your check ride will prepare you for an engine out on T/O. This will get you killed if you are not prepared in advance for it. There are several YT channels that teach how to fly safely: Pilot Debrief, Probable Cause, FlyWire, Blancolirio all go through what's know in the airline industry as AQP (Advanced Qualification Procedures). I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the scenarios that will kill you if you are not prepared. You need to know this maneuvers and prepare yourself for them. You owe it to your beautiful wife.

I'm at ATP on week 5 currently, Solo eval tomorrow

Hey thank you for doing this, do you know if there is a weight limit at atp? I’m a former college offensive lineman

funnest isnt a word pal

this is very scare , my cat is sad

im confused, you just posted a video of week 7/8 at atp yet u have ur private???

Keep up the success man!!

Hi Luke, thanks for the videos! I've started online ground school and hoping to start at FLT academy in Bountiful next spring! I was curious about your simulator set up in the background and at what point you recommend getting that in the training process? I've read that it's a helpful tool, but want to time the investment

Which iPad is recommended for ATP? Is it the iPad mini?

Where are you doing your training? I start my training at provo next month

Great videos! I myself am a private pilot and my daughter is mid way through her PPL training. We are looking into ATP for her and are very interested in the “day in the life of” ATP students. Everyone talks about how fast paced it is and that you have to study. Could you include in an up coming video just what exactly the day in the life is like? Do you have study groups? How easy is it to set up simulators after hours to use to practice? Are there instructors available in the office to ask for clarification on a topic your study group is going over? How accessible (if at all) are instructors if a student is having a difficult time understanding a topic/regulation etc? Appreciate the videos and look forward to more content!

What iPad are you using?

What a great video. Glad you can enjoy this with someone you love. I almost bought a cardinal but my son and I are just too big as the cardinal has a slightly forward CG relative to the 172. Tell your wife we fly at 1959 Piper Comanche at speeds far faster than that cardinal. Look forward to watching more of your videos and the adventures you share.

I hope you continue to make videos and grow your following… There’s a lot of interest in Aviation out there… I’m doing my solo TOL today at ATP Clearwater… Super excited. I’m 37 today and I was 12 years old when I first dreamed a flying… Can’t believe this is happening.

My first solo is coming up. Do you have any advice on anything?