CRJ Bridge Program

Career Pilot School offers Regional Jet Training through our CRJ Bridge Program. This program introduces pilots to the advanced aerodynamics of swept wing jet aircraft, a thorough introduction to the complex systems, and the fundamentals of Flight Management Systems (FMS) and Engine Indication and Crew Alerting Systems (EICAS). Modern principles of Crew Resource Management (CRM) are also covered.

A lot has changed in aviation in the last decade. When “commuter” airlines required upwards of 1500 hours total flight time to secure an interview, modern regional airlines will interview and hire pilots with as low as 400 hours total flight time. While the hour requirements have significantly been lowered, the expectations are even higher.

A new hire at a commuter airline 10 years ago had the experience that came along with 1500 flight hours. Today’s new hire must step into a highly advanced, fast-paced, “all glass” jet cockpit. While we can’t instill that experience, we can significantly enhance the skill set that a modern, low time pilot acquires before applying to a regional airline.





Training

The CRJ Bridge course is a full immersion, 3- week course that focuses on preparing students for airline type flying on a regional jet platform. Price for the CRJ course is $9500.00. Included in the course are:

40 hours of CRJ AATD
Jet Propulsion
Jet Aerodynamics
Introduction to Turbine Engines
CRJ Systems
Introduction to Glass Cockpit
Collins Pro Line 6-tube EFIS
Flight Management Systems (FMS)
Crew Resource Management (CRM)
Part 121 FARs
Interview Preparation
3 Weeks of Housing
Sales Tax

While this course is conducted around a CRJ Regional Jet Trainer, the course is taught in a way that allows lateral transfer to any CRJ/ ERJ platform, as well as a turboprop environment. Course material is outlined in a way that is not company specific to any one air carrier, but rather, is focused around standard airline operating procedures.



Financing

Career Pilot School offers a multitude of financing options for our students. For our College Degree Program students, we generally use NextStudent and MyRichUncle. For our Career Pilot students, we have a myriad of financing possibilities, though Sallie Mae is the most commonly used lender.

Sallie Mae owns or manages student loans for nearly 10 million individuals. It is the nation’s leading provider for college and flight schools loans. SLM Financial®, which is a Sallie Mae® company, can provide you with a loan for your flight training needs.

In addition to Sallie Mae, we have the ability to refer students to aviation financing brokers, who will look at your specific training needs and find a financing package that will allow you to complete your flight training on time.

We will personally work with any student to help them get financed so that they can begin pursuing their dreams!

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