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Advantages of Total Immersion Flight Training

Why Total Immersion Training?

ATP’s Airline Career Pilot Program has helped more pilots achieve their career objectives than programs from any other flight school, college, or academy. The reason is simple–total immersion training works!

Total immersion training:

  • Reduces distractions – allowing total focus on training objectives
  • Saves time and money
  • Improves retention
  • Is similar to airline and corporate pilot training – giving you a competitive advantage
  • Increases proficiency
  • Provides opportunity for constant review

Total immersion training allows the student to immediately advance to new subject matter once a topic or skill is mastered. New concepts are quickly associated with existing knowledge and continuous review prevents skills and knowledge from being lost in between lessons.

Students enrolled in programs that take years to complete often go for weeks or months between lessons. Naturally, retention suffers, resulting in lessons having to be repeated, decreased proficiency, and increased time and expense.

Flight Training Lessons and Activities

Each day will be a combination of guided independent study, group study with fellow students, AATD simulator lessons, and flight lessons.

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Related FAQs Airline Career Pilot Program

What are the admission prerequisites and requirements?
What is a typical flight training day like?
How should I prepare for my class date?
What should I bring to training?
What is the uniform policy or dress code?
Why is Total Immersion Flight Training Best?
What is ATP's Fixed Cost Pricing Policy?
What is ATP's attendance policy?
What's Required Before My Start Date?
How Much Time Will I Spend Away From My Primary Training Center?
Does ATP offer custom flight training programs?
As an Airline Career Pilot Program graduate, can I instruct for ATP?
Can I use my GI Bill® benefits to pay for the Airline Career Pilot Program?
What are the admission prerequisites and requirements?

Whether you're starting from zero time or with your private pilot license, learn more about ATP's minimum admission requirements and prerequisites for the Airline Career Pilot Program.

What are the admission prerequisites and requirements? »
What is a typical flight training day like?

Each day will be a combination of guided independent study, group study with fellow students, AATD simulator lessons, and flight lessons.

What is a typical flight training day like? »
How should I prepare for my class date?

ATP's Airline Training Programs prepare students for airline pilot careers with an emphasis on nationwide flying experience in multi-engine aircraft.

How should I prepare for my class date? »
What should I bring to training?

Items to bring to training for ATP's Airline Career Pilot Program. This list pertains to students enrolled in ATP's accelerated flight training.

What should I bring to training? »
What is the uniform policy or dress code?

ATP's Student Uniform Policy describes the professional appearances expected of students during flight training, ground school, and simulator sessions at the flight training center.

What is the uniform policy or dress code? »
Why is Total Immersion Flight Training Best?

Total immersion flight training offers many advantages over slower-paced flight training options. This page summarizes the difference in training methods and which one best fits your learning style.

Why is Total Immersion Flight Training Best? »
What is ATP's Fixed Cost Pricing Policy?

ATP provides up-front, fixed-cost pricing in a way that differentiates us from most other flight schools and academies. With over 30 years of experience, ATP designs our flight training programs with enough flight time for the vast majority of students to be successful.

What is ATP's Fixed Cost Pricing Policy? »
What is ATP's attendance policy?

Description of ATP's Training and Refund Policy for students enrolled in the Airline Career Pilot Program.

What is ATP's attendance policy? »
What's Required Before My Start Date?

ATP requires Airline Career Pilot Program students to complete the ATP Orientation guided study course. Credit for Private students are also encouraged to review the Private Pilot guided study course.

To get ahead in your flight training, ATP recommends students to complete all of their FAA Airman Knowledge Tests and attend ATP Elevate Ground School.

What's Required Before My Start Date? »
How Much Time Will I Spend Away From My Primary Training Center?

In an effort to maximize the efficiency of the Airline Career Pilot Program, you will likely be required to spend up to ten weeks away from your primary training center.

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As an Airline Career Pilot Program graduate, can I instruct for ATP?

Yes, having your single-engine and instrument instructor ratings open more flight instructor opportunities, including flying with ATP.

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Can I use my GI Bill® benefits to pay for the Airline Career Pilot Program?

Benefits can not be used to pay for the Airline Career Pilot Program, but may be used for reimbursement of FAA examiners' fees and knowledge tests.

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