GI Bill and pilot school

[lucian_boy]

Am active duty navy and I have the GI Bill and I was wondering can I use my GI Bill to pay for private flight school so I can have my private license when I put in my package for STA-21 or the Warrant Officer pilot program. I have an associates degree and I am currently an AME2 (AW/SW) within my first enlistment. Once again thank guys for all the help and gouges in the past it really helps.


FLY NAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brett327]

Am active duty navy and I have the GI Bill and I was wondering can I use my GI Bill to pay for private flight school so I can have my private license when I put in my package for STA-21 or the Warrant Officer pilot program. I have an associates degree and I am currently an AME2 (AW/SW) within my first enlistment. Once again thank guys for all the help and gouges in the past it really helps.


FLY NAVY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The simple answer is no. You can, however, use GI bill for advanced ratings beyond your PPL in a FAR part 141 type school.

Brett

 

[TheBubba]

Also, if you get selected for SNA, you'll do IFS, which gets you hours towards a PPL. And when you get winged, all you have to do is take the FAA exams and go for a check ride and you'll have a PPL and maybe a couple other ratings.

Let the NAvy pay for as much as you can.

Cheers,
Bubba

 

[greysword]

Here are the sections of the Chapter 30 that pertain to Flight Training:

TITLE 38 > PART III > CHAPTER 30 > SUBCHAPTER IV > § 3032 (e)

(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, each individual who is pursuing a program of education consisting exclusively of flighttraining approved as meeting the requirements of section 3034 (d) of this title shall be paid an educational assistance allowance under this chapter in the amount equal to 60 percent of the established charges for tuition and fees which similarly circumstanced nonveterans enrolled in the same flight course are required to pay.

(2) No educational assistance allowance may be paid under this chapter to an individual for any month during which such individual is pursuing a program of education consisting exclusively of flighttraining until the Secretary has received from that individual and the institution providing such training a certification of the flighttraining received by the individual during that month and the tuition and other fees charged for that training.

(3) The number of months of entitlement charged in the case of any individual for a program of education described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be equal to the number (including any fraction) determined by dividing the total amount of educational assistance paid such individual for such program by the monthly rate of educational assistance which, except for paragraph (1) of this subsection, such individual would otherwise be paid under subsection (a)(1), (b)(1), (d), or (e)(1) of section 3015 of this title, as the case may be.

(4) The number of solo flying hours for which an individual may be paid an educational assistance allowance under this subsection may not exceed the minimum number of solo flying hours required by the Federal Aviation Administration for the flight rating or certification which is the goal of the individual’s flighttraining.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/s...tml/uscode38/usc_sec_38_00003032----000-.html

TITLE 38 > PART III > CHAPTER 30 > SUBCHAPTER IV > § 3034 (d)

(d) The Secretary may approve the pursuit of flight training (in addition to a course of flight training that may be approved under section 3680A (b) of this title) by an individual entitled to basic educational assistance under this chapter if—
(1) such training is generally accepted as necessary for the attainment of a recognized vocational objective in the field of aviation;
(2)the individual possesses a valid private pilot certificate and meets, on the day the individual begins a course of flight training, the medical requirements necessary for a commercial pilot certificate; and
(3) the flight school courses meet Federal Aviation Administration standards for such courses and are approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the State approving agency.



From 3034 (d) (2) above, the training would be to get your commercial license after you already possess a private license. In addition, the GI Bill would only pay 60% of the cost.

All of Chapter 30 of the US Code:

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/uscode38/usc_sup_01_38_10_III_20_30.html

 

[lucian_boy]

thanks guy i was really hoping the answer would be yes but i guess not. am still working hard at studing but my work hours and family makes it a little difficult, but am still pressing on. once again thanks for the all the information

 

[Fly Navy]

And when you get winged, all you have to do is take the FAA exams and go for a check ride and you'll have a PPL and maybe a couple other ratings.

No checkride involved, it's just a military equivalency exam.

 

[PURower]

Valion,
Another thing to think about would be that once the Navy is done paying for IFS you could spend alittle of your own cash just to finish up your private. That way you could get some recreational flying in on weekends for example; then later on take the equivalency exams later on once you finish up with your Navy training

 

[FrankTheTank]

After I got winged, did the equivalency and went straight to Commercial Multi-Engine Land.. Never had a PPL... Buddy of mine flies the King Air (Part 135) under his COMM MEL we got many moons ago... If you are going thru flight school no need to pay for squat except examiner/gouge fees.. Also most rentals will require about 10 hours in type (Insurance Purposes) so save the cash for THEN and spend it on beer NOW....

 

[Steve Wilkins]

Am active duty navy and I have the GI Bill and I was wondering can I use my GI Bill to pay for private flight school so I can have my private license when I put in my package for STA-21 or the Warrant Officer pilot program. I have an associates degree and I am currently an AME2 (AW/SW) within my first enlistment. Once again thank guys for all the help and gouges in the past it really helps.

I read two questions here. First, I think the main question has been answered. You need to already have a Private Pilot's Certificate in order to qualify to use the GI Bill for your Instrument Rating and above (assuming you contributed to the GI BIll and qualify for it).

The second question, though a bit obscure and less straightforward is easy enough to answer too. A Private Pilot's Certificate will not make you more competitive unless you are applying for an Air Force pilot slot. The Navy doesn't care if you already know how to fly.