This week Mike and Sean have a chat with Jahmal whom is currently enrolled at ATP Flight school in Denver. Jahmal has a great story to tell about his journey to become a professional pilot that I'm sure many will resonate with.

ATP is the king of the big box accelerated training flight schools and this week we get into the nitty-gritty of how their program works from start to finish. Full financing with deferred payments, modern equipment in the cockpits, professional training with part 61 rules, locations all over the US, connections to get you a job at practically every regional airline, and most likely a guaranteed job before you're even half way through training... ATP is becoming the choice of many many future aviators and we break it all down in this episode with our fellow aviator guest Jahmal.

Check out Jahmal's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@Jahmalthepilot/videos

Check out ATP Flight School's site: https://atpflightschool.com/

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Chapters: 00:00 Intro

02:44 Meet our guest Jahmal

05:58 Jahmal discovers aviation

09:10 Random jobs to pay for Private Pilot Certificate

12:46 Job as a line guy

17:03 Networking at the airport

23:07 Out of college in need of a plan

28:36 Airport Operations job

30:29 Midland, Texas airport Ops

41:57 Freind introduces ATP Flight School

44:42 Intro to ATP Flight School

46:01 Cost of ATP 46:44 Financing Flight Training

48:30 Types of flight school financing

51:17 Steps to start ATP

53:13 Letting your CFI expire

55:12 ATP housing and locations

57:21 Picking Denver ATP location

1:00:18 Jahmal's current training status

1:02:30 FAA written tests

1:05:11 ATP's training techniques

1:08:02 Flying everyday!

1:10:29 Skipping college

1:14:47 DPE (Designated Pilot Examiner) shortage

1:16:01 Passing FAA written tests

1:17:36 Washing out of ATP Flight School

1:25:48 After CFI, then a job?

1:26:30 How long does ATP Flight Traing program take

1:28:45 Job with Spirit and other airlines before done with training

1:31:01 Jahmal's plan after training

1:35:49 Jahmal is a fan of the Pro-Pilot Playbook Podcast

1:38:01 Jahmal's advice to others just getting started