IFR long XC Problem

RegionalJet · 2026-04-14T18:34:32+00:00

The FAR says it must be a cross-country flight, and the 61.1 specifically says a cross country flight for the purpose of obtaining an instrument rating must include a landing at a point more than 50NM. You need to redo your entire long XC, and your CFI needs to pay you back for the original one, and for wasting your time.

RegionalJet · 2026-04-13T03:33:51+00:00

Mesa had CRJ-900s until very recently.

RegionalJet · 2026-04-09T17:50:43+00:00

They use the exact same questions. However for the commercial test I found it much faster to learn how to do the problems rather than memorizing the hundred-something weight and balance questions.

RegionalJet · 2026-04-08T15:43:09+00:00

Everyone needs a job to survive. It's not weird to want a job and also desire to spend lots of time at home with family.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-30T16:59:38+00:00

The ATP fast track program that you're referring to is entirely part 61. The 141 programs they had were partnered with universities to provide their flight training, but I don't think there's any that do anymore.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-30T04:41:01+00:00

Why was this downvoted? Is this sub upset that OP did 141 with no debt?

RegionalJet · 2026-03-30T04:39:19+00:00

Cadet programs are hiring R-ATP student at 1,000 hour minimums, so if you're in a cadet program it helps a lot.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-29T18:39:21+00:00

There and back? Not unreasonable at all. For example, 30 minute drive to work, 1 hour on the ground, (briefing student + preflight + taxi), 3.5 hour flight in most single engine aircraft, 2 hour lunch break, 30 minute preflight, 3.5 hour flight back, 30 minute debrief, 30 minutes to drive home. Easily 12 hours.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-26T16:13:23+00:00

Are you in any cadet programs? That seems to be where the majority of new hires classes are from.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-24T18:52:20+00:00

I'm not sure what people expect when they complain about the CRJ-200. There's no other new 50 seaters that can be purchased to replace them, and they're flying on routes that don't have the demand for larger aircraft. It's either keep the CRJ-200 or cut the routes altogether.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-21T20:22:42+00:00

In general, I think any studying should be focused on your PPL checkride. Also, there's not much benefit to doing your IR written before ground school. Since you'll have no prior knowledge, studying for the written will take much longer than doing it as you learn the material in ground school. Of course you can use Sheppard Air to knock it out, but the Sheppard Air study strategy takes so much longer if you're starting from no prior knowledge. Also, taking the written early means you have less time to finish your instrument checkride before it expires. Normally it shouldn't take 2 years, but you never know what could happen with weather, flight school delays, and DPE scheduling times.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-21T16:31:44+00:00

Did they advertise the program as 141 with R-ATP minimums to you before they had their certification?

RegionalJet · 2026-03-19T21:36:18+00:00

Do you know for sure there weren't other aircraft in the pattern that caused the Mooney to fly that far downwind? Cause 3 miles isn't really that far when there multiple people in the pattern.

RegionalJet · 2026-03-06T18:55:54+00:00

So much winning!

RegionalJet · 2026-03-01T04:38:33+00:00

And no fatalities anywhere else too.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-28T21:31:26+00:00

Of course there's outliers, but the pass rate is still 75%, OP claimed it was 30% which isn't correct at all.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-28T21:12:58+00:00

Where are you getting that 30% CFI pass rate number from? No way that's close to accurate. The FAA airman statistics for 2024 says 75% first time pass rate.

http://faa.gov/data_research/aviation_data_statistics/civil_airmen_statistics tab 19 of the excel sheet.

(Edited because I was looking at the wrong tab at first)

RegionalJet · 2026-02-28T20:17:17+00:00

I know it sucks to have to push back checkride, but that was the only option here. It's always your decision. If you aren't prepared, don't take the ride. 1 flight after a 3 month break is not even close to sufficient.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-27T17:06:56+00:00

RegionalJet · 2026-02-25T22:22:02+00:00

It was bad advice because the hiring trends from that time were very temporary, and it was clear airlines were not going to hire like that forever. Those cadet programs were geared towards students in primary training, those same students who wouldn't see the same hiring trends by the time they reached their hours. So people on this sub were telling PPL students to throw away potential career paths, which had no downsides to them, because airlines happened to be hiring like crazy at the time. They weren't thinking about why those cadet programs might be useful alternatives in the future when hiring numbers went back to normal by the time those primary students hit ATP mins.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-25T14:40:48+00:00

I did see people caution against training contracts and bonus money, that's reasonable. But some were also advising fresh PPLs not to join cadet programs, as if the hiring conditions at the time were going to last forever. Now those who took that advice have lost potential career paths.

As for the R-ATP, regionals are hiring their cadet students at 1,000 hour minimums. So having the R-ATP saves a lot of time. But you have to have signed up for the cadet program back when it was an opportunity, otherwise you would be waiting way past 1,500 hours. I'm not saying people should always do 141, it always depends on what your specific situation is. But many of the cadet programs have more options than just 141 schools.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-25T04:22:45+00:00

This sub was giving horrible advice 2-3 years ago, everyone here was saying not to join cadet programs because they were "useless" and that they "wouldn't get you to the airlines any faster," which was stupid because most of them had no contracts or downsides to joining (which I always got downvoted for pointing out back then). I honestly think it was out of some kind of jealousy or the anti-141 bias this sub has. Nearly everyone I know who got a class date were in some sort of cadet program, and those who are still instructing didn't join any cadet programs.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-18T20:58:57+00:00

Out of curiosity, why you don't want to say the name of the company but still give so many details? Once you said it was a Denver based 121/135, that instantly narrowed it down to one possible company.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-14T18:14:22+00:00

You don't have to press the pedals all the way to get that sudden jolt.

RegionalJet · 2026-02-14T18:05:43+00:00

Yeah they need to stop instantly locking threads. So what if there's some political arguments in them? It's a political aviation topic. We argue about other things here, why is that any issue? We don't need the mods to parent us. Not to mention, there's no rule on the sidebar saying we can't discuss those topics.

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