Compare Fast Track Programs

Yes! If you start the Fast Track CFI and decide you want to add CFII, multi-engine, and MEI, you can add them individually. You'll pay slightly more than if you'd started with the Fast Track Airline, but you have complete flexibility. Many students start with CFI to get earning quickly, then add ratings as they can afford them.

Both programs lead to excellent job prospects. Fast Track CFI graduates are hireable as instructors at flight schools nationwide at $26-30/hour; to instruct at US Flight Co specifically, you'll add the CFII first. Fast Track Airline graduates hold the CFII and MEI already, so they can instruct instrument and multi-engine students right away, commanding $28-32/hour. For airline hiring, both paths can get you there, but with Fast Track CFI you'll need to add your multi-engine rating along the way, and many airlines want to see 25 hours of logged multi-engine time. The Fast Track Airline Program includes both the multi-engine ratings and 25 hours of multi time upfront.

No problem! After CFI, you'd add: Multi-Engine Commercial (~$5,000), CFII (~$5,500), and optionally MEI (~$8,000). You can add these while working as a CFI, essentially paying for them with your instructor income. One thing to know: add-on ratings come with minimum flight time, while the full Airline program includes 25 hours of logged multi-engine time. If the airlines are already your goal, starting with the Fast Track Airline usually works out better.

Both programs offer the same financing options: pay in thirds across the program, or finance through US Flight Finance with $10,000 down (5-year terms starting at 10% APR). The Fast Track CFI's lower price means lower monthly payments, roughly $1,260/month vs. about $1,810/month for the Fast Track Airline.

Airlines care about total flight time, not which program you completed. Both programs get you to the same 1,500-hour ATP minimum. The Fast Track Airline gives you multi-engine time upfront, which is a slight advantage, but CFI graduates can add multi-engine hours while instructing. By the time you hit 1,500 hours, your path matters less than your total experience.

Upfront, the Fast Track CFI saves $25,500. But the two paths don't end in the same place. Adding CFII, Multi-Engine Commercial, and MEI later runs roughly $18,500 in ratings alone, bringing you to about $88,000, and those add-on checkrides come with only minimum flight time. The Fast Track Airline's $94,995 includes what the piecemeal path doesn't: 25 hours of logged multi-engine time (something airlines specifically look for) plus more total logged hours. Matched hour for hour, adding everything later costs about the same or more. The honest summary: if you know you're airline-bound, the full Airline program is the better value and far simpler, one program, one price, everything included. If you're not sure yet, the Fast Track CFI keeps your options open.