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White Air offers several training options for Career Minded Individuals wishing to pursue employment in the Aviation Industry. The most common path is to get your ratings all the way through Certified Flight Instructor and then work as an instructor until you have the hours needed to become employed at an Airline, Charter Company, Freight Company etc. This is the most cost effective and respected way of entering the aviation industry.
While other programs entice you with flashy advertising and promises of job interviews, we simply provide you with the tools you actually need to succeed in the business. Most employers have the same basic eligibility requirements, you will need 500-1000 hours of Total Flight Time, Over 100 hours of Multi Engine Flight Time, and a Commercial License both Single and Multi engine with Instrument ratings. Those are the basics you will need to get hired. These employers give no preference to applicants that fly new aircraft, fly glass panel aircraft, pay for type ratings, sit second seat in a turbine aircraft or any of the other misleading information you might find. We encourage you to contact potential employers and confirm this for yourself.
White Air gives you everything you need and nothing you don't need. Take a look at our programs and compare. Read between the lines, ask tough questions, and make an informed decision. White Air offers quality one on one training, no hidden costs, and an environment that is excellent for learning.
Fuel Price Volatility Policy: White Air makes every effort to keep our rates affordable, however with the recent volatility of fuel prices it has become necessary for White Air to institute a policy that allows for us to adjust our prices based on fuel costs. White Air rates are subject to change at any time, and these changes may affect the final cost of any of our programs. Once a student starts training, this will no longer guarantee the final cost of our programs. White Air may adjust the rates for aircraft rental and training during a students term, and the student will be expected to pay any additional costs as a result of changes to our rates.
**White Air Career programs DO NOT include any safety pilot time. It is common practice to use FAR 91.109 to inflate multi engine flight times. Some schools use this regulation to their advantage by using safety pilot time as instruction time. You will log your safety pilot time as Pilot in command and also in your total time. This allows these schools to offer a large amount of multi engine time in their programs while having 2 students in the plane at the same time.
What is safety pilot time?
Safety Pilot time is time spent watching for traffic while the other pilot is flying "Under the hood" or Simulated Instrument Conditions. While you are not controlling the aircraft, this time is allowed by the FAA to be logged as Pilot in Command.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of safety pilot time?
The advantages of safety pilot time are mainly used to inflate a pilots actual time as pilot in command. This gets used by both the pilot and the flight schools. For example: A pilot needing 200 hours of multi engine time to become employed may purchase a block of time in a multi engine aircraft and then split those costs with another pilot, so that they both can log the time as Pilot in command as described above. Each pilot would usually fly the aircraft 1/2 the time while the other acted as safety pilot. In this example a 100 block would be split, with each Pilot flying the Aircraft 50 hours. However both pilots are able to log 100 hours each as Pilot in command and not just the 50 hours they flew the plane. This can be seen as an advanage to the pilot, the pilot is able to log 100 hours while only paying for 1/2 of the actual time.
This same tactic also gets used by flight schools in order to inflate the hours they advertise. For example: Flight School XYZ offers a program with 200 hours of multi engine time. What that flight school may or may not be up front about is the amount of time you will be acting as a safety pilot during those 200 hours. You the student may be expecting to fly the plane for 200 hours but actually fly the plane 100 hours and act as safety pilot for the other 100 hours. You got your 200 hours of Multi time, or at least you were able to LOG 200 hours. You actually only flew the airplane for 100 hours.
White Air feels that this is a bit deceptive and wants you to be aware of this fact when selecting a flight school. We do not feel that the time you are spent in training is a time you should spend as a safety pilot. With our programs you PAY for 280 hours and you GET 280 hours. The first 250 hours of your training are critical to your success, we feel that this time is best spent at the controls gaining valuable experience, not watching for traffic while someone else gains that experience.
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The CFI Basic Program*:
280 hours of flight time.
240 hours of Cessna 172 or PA-28
40 hours of PA-30 Twin Comanche
(No safety pilot time)**
Unlimited Ground Instruction
Unlimited Flight Instruction
All textbooks included
Charts/Approach Plates included
Kneeboard
E6B Flight Computer
Plotter
Pilot Logbook
IFR Binder
ASA Oral and PTS guides
ASA Test Prep guides
All Written Tests included
6 months housing included
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Single Engine
Commercial Multi Engine
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
Multi Engine Instructor
$44,395
The CFI Multi Program*:
280 hours of flight time
155 hours of Cessna 172 or PA-28
125 hours of PA-30 Twin Comanche
(No Safety Pilot Time)**
Unlimited Ground Instruction
Unlimited Flight Instruction
All textbooks included
Charts/Approach Plates included
Kneeboard
E6B Flight Computer
Plotter
Pilot Logbook
IFR Binder
ASA Oral and PTS guides
ASA Test Prep guides
All Written Tests included
6 months housing included
Private Pilot
Instrument Rating
Commercial Single Engine
Commercial Multi Engine
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
Multi Engine Instructor
$48,995
Already Have your Private License?
See these other options.
The CFI Basic Add on Program*:
(For students that already have a Private License)
235 hours of flight time.
195 hours of Cessna 172 or PA-28
40 hours of PA-30 Twin Comanche
(No safety pilot time)**
Unlimited Ground Instruction
Unlimited Flight Instruction
All textbooks included
Charts/Approach Plates included
Kneeboard
E6B Flight Computer
Plotter
IFR Binder
ASA Oral and PTS guides
ASA Test Prep guides
All Written Tests included
5 months housing included
Instrument Rating
Commercial Single Engine
Commercial Multi Engine
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
Multi Engine Instructor
$38,600
The CFI Multi Add on Program*:
(For students that already have a Private License)
235 hours of flight time
110 hours of Cessna 172 or PA-28
125 hours of PA-30 Twin Comanche
(No Safety Pilot Time)**
Unlimited Ground Instruction
Unlimited Flight Instruction
All textbooks included
Charts/Approach Plates included
Kneeboard
E6B Flight Computer
Plotter
IFR Binder
ASA Oral and PTS guides
ASA Test Prep guides
All Written Tests included
5 months housing included
Instrument Rating
Commercial Single Engine
Commercial Multi Engine
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
Multi Engine Instructor
$44,395
The CFI Multi Commercial Add on*
(For students that already have their private license
with Instrument Rating and 120 hours Total Time)
155 hours of flight time
30 hours of Cessna 172 or PA-28
125 hours of PA-30 Twin Comanche
(No Safety Pilot Time)**
Unlimited Ground Instruction
Unlimited Flight Instruction
All textbooks included
Charts/Approach Plates included
ASA Oral and PTS guides
ASA Test Prep guides
All Written Tests included
3 months housing included
Commercial Single Engine
Commercial Multi Engine
Certified Flight Instructor
Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
Multi Engine Instructor
$37,995
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