United Aviate Update-Now American Airlines Cadet Academy!!
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- I know a lot of you have been asking for an update so I wanted to post a quick video. A lot has changed since my last video and I am now at American Airlines Cadet Academy in Phoenix Arizona and loving it! Feel free to comment with any questions or if you’d like me to upload other videos, just specify what you’d like to know. Hope this helps in your journey!✈️👩🏼✈️
Congrats! Welcome to this industry. There will be ups and downs, don’t let those mess with the end goal!
Hi Skylar, I just got accepted into the American Airlines Cadet Academy. I'm looking to go to spartan next year!
Congrats Zachary! It's a great program. Where/what is spartan?
You said you think you didn’t get through the United Aviate Academy process because of your score , but what score ? I’m new to this btw.
*UA taking diversity ahead of test scores. AA is the right move.*
Hello 👋🏻 please do another video regarding the application/ selection process please 🙏 and anything else you may have time for. I'm about to apply.. somewhere.. and am undecided 😮ty soooo much and best 🏆 of luck 🤞🏻 🇺🇸🏆🥇🛫👑
Please do a video on the app process.. also, I thought AA had a program in Tulsa, via Spartan College
I was approved for United Aviate program when it first started but found out that I do not qualify for an FAA med cert (Mental Health is a Bish to have) but now starting Aviation Maintenance Technician program this fall at a local school. ❤
So sorry to hear that:( I’m glad you were able to find another route in the aviation industry, I’m sure you’ll do amazing!
Hey Skylar!
I was wondering if the horror stories of understaffed cfi’s and only flying maybe once a week? is that just aviate, or are all the programs the same?
Hi! No that’s not the case with CAE. They are pretty well staffed with their CFIs. During my private training my instructor had me flying 5, sometimes 6 days a week. It varies during each training period, but for the most part it’s at least 3 days a week.
Hey Skylar congratulations on the next step of your journey! I’m currently about to finish college and plan on starting flight school this year, wanted to ask about the loan process; did you having a school loan out affect you in any way while securing the flight school loan ?
Hey! Thank you, and no it did not. They were separate lending companies. I went through the American Airlines credit union to secure my loan for flight school. I wanted to apply for it as an individual, and you need a credit score of 650 or better. I thought I didn’t have a credit score as I had never had a credit card, but it turns out the monthly payments I was making to my loan for college built up a credit score for me, and it was above 650 so I was pumped about that!
Congratulations! I would love a video about the process for AA cadet program!
I will try to upload one asap!
Don’t sweat it. United isn’t looking for the best candidates, they’re looking for the RIGHT candidates. Only they know who’s right for them.
Study hard and Good luck.
United doesn’t really have a clue who the right candidates are. Have you heard how much of a dumpster fire that academy is?
I jus got accepted to AA Cadet and will do the loan soon, could you do a video on that process please
Yes I can try to do one soon.
Thanks for the Info, you have given me another route. A great sounding route with the way you have put it! Best of luck, AZ is sounding a lot cooler now!
I’m glad the algorithm of UA-cam suggested your video. Just subscribed! I got accepted late November and I also chose CAE! I start March 20th of next year! Super excited!! See you around!
Study and pass your PPL written before March. You will thank me later.
@@riod43 hey thanks for the heads up! I already have my PPL license.
Congrats might see you in a few months!!
Hey Skylar! How long did it take for you to hear back from them when you applied? I applied about 3 days ago and I haven’t heard anything, not a single email. Do you know how I can reach them through their email? They don’t have any information about that on their website
Hi! You should expect a couple weeks before you hear back from them. They get lots of applications so they do their best to get through them quickly and get back to the candidates. Give it some time and they'll get back to you as soon as they can.
@@flyhighwithsky thank you!
Best of luck to u🙏🏾 #salute!!!!!
Looking for clarity.
You apply, get accepted, and pay for flight training thru CFII.
The benefit of this program is your "gauranteed" an FO position at their regional after getting your ATP.
Am I correct? Im just trying to find the benefit of speding all this money for Ppl, IFR, and CFI ratings with them instead of going part 61 on your own.
Thanks for the feedback.
Yes so American just changed their contract so any new students coming in will have this contract. Once you have done the application process and have done your interview to get into the academy, that is the last interview you’ll ever have to do.
Before, it was just a guaranteed interview to try to get a job with one of the wholly owned regionals, now it’s a guaranteed job offer if you get accepted into the program. Of course throughout training you have to follow and meet the requirements (one is not failing three checkrides).
You pick what regional you would like to fly for (envoy, PSA or Piedmont) and they will do their best to place you with them. It’s a pretty nice gig.
Thanks for the feedback. I would love to see more as you get to that point. I haven't heard much candid, balanced feedback on these cadet programs. Seems like folks hate it or love it, but I haven't heard much from those who are actually hired with a regional aftet they get their hours.
I just applied for both AA & United academy
Great! Definitely best to apply to as many as you can.
Congrats! How often a new class of students coming in for the program (AA) and how many students is each class approximately? Thanks!
There's usually a new group every month or every other month. They have cut back a little on the number of students per month I've heard. It used to be 12-15, now I think they're trying to keep it around 5 or so.
I’m interested in applying next year when I graduate high school the program sounds amazing! Hope it’s going well!
Glad to hear it, it’s a great program!
Is it still overly political, like Avaiate?
Not as far as I know, I haven’t heard or been witness to anything of the sort.
I’m interested in becoming a professional pilot instructor at American Cadet Academy. How would I go about doing that?
You can contact CAE Oxford directly. I think I saw a poster at school saying that they're hiring. I didn't stop to read it as I was heading to a flight so I'm not sure if it was for instructors or not. Google CAE Oxford and see if you can find their number and give them a call.
@@flyhighwithsky Thank you! Best of luck to you. 😃
Great move, UA Aviate is a cluster F. The way they are making people wait almost a year is horrible, OK if you’re 18 with tons of time but not for older people trying to get into biz.
Best wishes with ur career Skylar!!! Are there any members of ur family who are in the aviation industry?😍✈
Thanks! And not necessarily, my dad had his PPL when he was in his 30s but he hasn't flown since. I have a family friend who was a Delta captain for 35 years so he really opened the doors for me.
How’s school going?
It’s going well! I’ll be doing an update video soon as I realize it’s been a while since my last one. I’m currently in CFI training so we’re nearing the end finally haha.
Thanks Skylar for all the information, CAE sounds awesome, Could you do more videos about CAE and Housing please.
Yes I can do that soon!
Sorry i must've missed your reply. Could you go more into the application and interview process with the cadet academy?
I'm going down thru this process right now
Congratulations, Skylar.
I just stumbled across your video. Sorry if others asked these questions - or related.
While you are in the cadet program, how are you paying your bills? Is the program full or part time? In short, does AA pay you something as you are going through this interesting endeavor?
Again, congratulations, and best of luck. Take care and be safe.
- Matthew
Hi Matthew! Thanks for reaching out. You would have to apply for a loan (students usually go through the American Credit Union or Discover) to pay for the program.
You can choose different options but I chose the tuition option with housing and a monthly stipend. That covered everything when living in student housing so I don’t have to worry about bills which is nice. The stipend is $400 per month that I use for gas and food. This is most definitely a full time immersive program so a lot of students can’t get a job.
It sure would be nice if they paid us! We don’t get paid anything for being in the program, we’re the ones doing all the paying. However it gives you every certificate needed to finish here and go out and get a CFI job to start paying back the loan.
Hope that answered all of your questions!
Subscribed, btw!
I just finished colledge and I’m about to apply for United aviate but watching this makes me want to go for American, do you know if I can apply both at the same time?
Yes you definitely can! You can apply for as many as you want, just a matter of which one you want to go with at the end of the day.
Thanks for sharing.
Hi Skylar, congrats! When you you applied, did you submit 2 letters of recommendation? Is it necessary to submit them?
Hi Martha! Yes I believe I did. I think it was either 2 or 3 that I submitted with the application. I don't remember if it was a requirement but it definitely benefits you in their selection process.
Thinking about this career path. what are your thoughts at ATP flight school, and how many flying hours did you have before starting? thanks for sharing
I’ve heard different things about ATP. Some people really like it some don’t it’s really personal preference. For me I think 7 months to get all of your certificates is a really short time frame so it just wasn’t for me but it works for some people. Before I came to the American program I had about 35 hours and a solo from back home.
Can non American citizens apply for this ?
You have to be a US citizen in order to apply to the US-based airlines. However, depending on where you're from, they have an AeroMexico program, EASA (Europe) program, JAL (Japan Airlines) program, and I think one or two others. Feel free to reach out to the AACA program though and ask what your options are!
After your assessment with Aviate, did you have any interview?
No, I did not make it past the assessment unfortunately.
@@flyhighwithsky where did you end up deciding to go to for flight training instead?
@@riod43 to American Airlines Cadet Academy, that’s what this video is about!
@@flyhighwithsky I thought you changed your mind about AA. My mistake!
Congratulations! I’m waiting for a start date for Aviate. I was hoping it would be Jan-Mar, but they just emailed me me to say that quarter 1 is now filled up 🙄 it is taking a long time. I applied back in June.
Oh no I'm sorry to hear that! It's still a really new program so they have thousands of applications to go through so unfortunately it takes forever.
How about non USA citizens from Africa (Nigeria) ?
If you have a green card then yes
Yes I think they have something available. They have programs for Japan, Europe and Mexico among others so I would suggest contacting CAE to ask about that!
Would love to know more about this
What would you like to know?
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How long is the program for I'm currently a student pilot working on my ppl
It depends what certifications you come here with. If you come already having your private it is I believe about 48 weeks.
@@flyhighwithsky How long is the ground school for private, and total weeks to get private certificate?
@@andrewhealy9699 Everyone takes a different amount of time depending on how quickly you learn. Ground school is a set number of weeks, usually about a month and a half, 3-4 days a week usually for 3hr periods. Flying wise, the average time to get your private, that I’ve heard, is 4-5 months. Personally it took me a month and a half to get through private because I came in with student pilot experience so that definitely helped my learning.
How's the assessment hub
It's not too bad, pretty basic stuff. I forget exactly what was on it.
How far in the process did you get with LIFT? I am juggling between LIFT and AA Cadet right now. I got accepted to LIFT but really dont know if I could live in Indianapolis for that long haha
I really only did the application. I didn’t go visit or anything like that. Didn’t want to live there because of the weather.
@@flyhighwithsky Does the academy hire their students on as flight instructors after the academy?
@@zanebettis777 yes if you’d like to stay you can apply but it’s just like applying for any other positions. You still have to meet the requirements their looking for in an instructor.
Hello Zane, I also recently got accepted into Lyft Academy. I was pretty exited at first but then I really thought about those 5 years that you have to be with them and my excitement went away.
I assume you do part 141 I am currently preparing for my ppl written exam and like to have more information on the academy program
Yes the American program is part 141. What would you like to know?
@Skylar Wolfe like if I can still work my full time job as I work towards obtaining my ATP and type of training sim they have and remember always fly to the hanger and use of right yaw or rudder especially during taxi and take off single engine prop plane to keep control and tail cross wind always yoke down and away from direction of the wind 🙃
This program is your full time job. Very few of us have time for another job while we’re in training. You don’t get your type rating while you’re in training. Training here goes up until CFII then you do time building til you get to your 1500hrs then transition to Envoy to start your type rating training.
@Skylar Wolfe thanks for the information I have check them out
Can I do this without a 4 year degree?
Yes! I’m not sure if it applies to all airlines yet, but I know many are getting rid of the bachelors degree requirement in order to fly mainline. A lot of the students here came here out of high school.