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Tully Mars · 07-26-2011, 05:04 PM

That depends on what kind of prior training the person has had. If you had your VFR/IFR/Multi/Com/Instructor and a ton of hours... maybe, but I seriously doubt it would be that quick. Maybe if you already had your ATP on another type of craft you could do a 8 week course on the 737-800.

Schools offer all kinds of "guarantied" time lines in getting this ticket or that. A school in the Seattle area used to have an ad in the back of just about every pilot/plane magazine in the nation where they promised you could go from no training at all to your private VFR ticket in 7 days. It took me 3 months of working on it 2-3 evenings a week and almost every weekend to get mine. I know it took me way longer then 7 days. You need at least 80 of flight time, how they'd do that and the ground school in 7 days is beyond me.

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Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	That depends on what kind of prior training the person has had. If you had your VFR/IFR/Multi/Com/Instructor and a ton of hours... maybe, but I seriously doubt it would be that quick. Maybe if you already had your ATP on another type of craft you could do a 8 week course on the 737-800. Schools offer all kinds of "guarantied" time lines in getting this ticket or that. A school in the Seattle area used to have an ad in the back of just about every pilot/plane magazine in the nation where they promised you could go from no training at all to your private VFR ticket in 7 days. It took me 3 months of working on it 2-3 evenings a week and almost every weekend to get mine. I know it took me way longer then 7 days. You need at least 80 of flight time, how they'd do that and the ground school in 7 days is beyond me. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club Last edited by Tully Mars; 07-27-2011 at 03:38 AM..