Technically, it all depends on perspective, but if you don’t have all the informations, then how is it a fair judgement? To those who do not know a single thing about the aviation world, airline pilot training may be difficult, but to those who’s had experiences with flight simulators or even have done Joyflight with us, a topic for another day, then Airline Pilot Integrated Training may be fairly familiar.

Let’s first begin with an introduction to what 14DAYPILOT Flight Academy’s Airline Pilot Integrated Training is. The Airline Pilot Integrated Training program, or APIT for short, is a program that will literally take you from zero to Commercial Pilot in 115 days. This program begins all the way from the basics and ends with you having the Private Pilot License (PPL) with Instrument Rating (IR) and Commercial Pilot License (CPL) with Multi Engine Rating (MER) alongside the Jet transition aviation course on a Boeing 737NG or an Airbus A320 familiarisation course.

Airline Pilot Integrated Training program and its advantages

This airline pilot training program was created by 14DAYPILOT Flight Academy for those who are looking to become an executive and serious pilot in a short amount of time compared to the norm of around 10 months or so. Hence, it is perfect for busy individuals that has minimum vacation days such as doctors, businessmen, educators, veterans, or even students!

The APIT program comes with a series of advantages too! For one, you will be assigned to your own designated aircraft and senior instructor, which means you do not need to share with other student pilots. This indefinitely saves waiting time whereas in traditional flight schools, you need to wait your turn on the aircraft, making the program way longer than it should be.

Aside from this, you will also be allowed to fly up to 6 hours daily with your aircraft and senior instructor on standby for up to 8 hours each day. However, we do not recommend any student pilots to fly overtime as it will decrease flight safety and efficiency. Our courses are also custom made for each student, hence why we will be undergoing an interview  where 14DAYPILOT Flight Academy will collaborate with you to customise your course according to your needs.

We will also be preparing you for all your examinations thoroughly with the Pass Oral Exam System (POES) designed by 14DAYPILOT Flight Academy for you to pass your written and oral examinations with flying colours. POES is the preparation class that students undergo before beginning with their flight training in our Van Nuys Training Center that includes flight simulation trainings and mock exams. It can either be done online or in Indonesia, whichever suits you the most.

With 14DAYPILOT Flight Academy’s APIT program, you will be able to get up to 265 hours of flight time compared to 190-200 hours of flight time in traditional schools, all for the same price. Why do you get 265 flight hours with us? Well, this is due to the fact that we aim for you to fulfil the world standard requirement, not just the local regulation, which helps indefinitely during job hunting.

Is Airline Pilot Integrated Training hard?

We have now come full circle, back to where we began with the question of ‘Is Airline Pilot Integrated Training hard?’. A student of ours, Jiva Ananthan Viseikumaran, has beaten all odds and broke a world record. What did he do? With a total of 266 hours and completing the Airline Pilot Integrated Training program in only 80 days, Jiva has broken a world record and became the fastest graduating FAA Commercial Pilot - Instrument Rating student in only 80 days. We are proud to say that the previous record holder was another student of ours, Farandi Angesti, who completed the program in 115 days.

Jiva spent a total of 29 days in Indonesia in which he spent his time training in flight simulators for an overall time period of 50 hours and preparing for his written and oral exam done in the USA. Jiva trained everyday from 9 am to 10 pm with no day offs, even on Sundays!

Upon completing his ground training, Jiva then flew to USA, more specifically Los Angeles, California to begin his flight training and complete his written and oral examinations. With this being said, Jiva Ananthan has passed his PPL written examination with an incredible score of 95% on. Due to this, Jiva began flying for the first time on April 9th, 2019, with his senior instructor, Gold Seal Capt. Daniel Reed, CFI, CFII, MEII.

After only 5 days of flight trainings, days required to master landings and manoeuvres, he completed his first solo flight on April 16th, 2019 in Van Nuys Airport, California - KVNY where he was released for his solo flight by Capt. Daniel Reed, CFI, CFII, MEII.. Thereupon, Jiva had to prepare for his upcoming check ride with his FAA examiner, Capt. Dennis Gregory Magdaleno, DPE.

Jiva passed the FAA Instrument Rating Checkride smoothly, invigilated by Dennis Magdaleno, DPE, on June 10th, 2019. Jiva has done several approaches during his check-ride including ILS, VOR, Holding and Procedure Turn in the Oxnard and Camarillo Airport, California. For his IR Check-ride, Jiva flew the Piper Warrior N6393C. His ground training included POES that was done prior to his flight training.

During the Commercial Pilot training, the school assigned to him 3 dedicated senior flight instructors and 2 designated airplanes that were available to him every day for 24 hours. He studied for over 14 hours each day and did a flight training portion averaging to 6 hours daily including the time building phase. On June 27th, 2019, Jiva Ananthan earned his Commercial Pilot License with Mark Nathan Boss, DPE as his examiner for the CPL check-ride.

Jiva could do all this because he had the ability to work hard and had a high self discipline due to his military background. Not everyone is able to undergo what our students went through. Our accelerated programs needs high discipline and self awareness in order for our students to achieve their goals. Without putting in the hard work, you won’t be able to!

To conclude this and to answer the question, the Airline Pilot Integrated Training program is technically not hard. Unfortunately, this simple answer isn’t a one-size-fits-all kind of thing. If you are willing to put in the extra hard work, put in a little more determination, and push yourself to the limits, then you will survive. Why don’t you join us and find out for yourselves, trust us, it’s worth it.