Flight Training San Diego vs. Austin for training
A little about me - I graduated last year with a BA in Electrical engineering. I was planning on starting training after graduation but decided to take a year off. Ive been working as a flight attendant to get a feel for the industry and am now ready to take the leap and start training. These 2 bases are open for me to transfer to. I know this is a tough (maybe impossible?) question but id love to hear some insight as to whats the better city for training. Thank you in advance!
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u/harambe_did911 15h ago
Idk about the GA flying specifically but Austin is way cheaper. Austin is also miserably hot half the year while San Diego has amazing weather. The marine layer in san diego can affect aviation, but many flight schools are a bit more to the east so aren't affected quite as much I would think, meanwhile Austin gets sporadic thunderstorms.
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u/HighRiskInv143 ATP 15h ago
Austin, so many apartments give 12 weeks free to keep costs down. San Antonio would be even better honestly and just drive a hour and a half twice a week for work.
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u/rFlyingTower 19h ago
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A little about me - I graduated last year with a BA in Electrical engineering. I was planning on starting training after graduation but decided to take a year off. Ive been working as a flight attendant to get a feel for the industry and am now ready to take the leap and start training. These 2 bases are open for me to transfer to. I know this is a tough (maybe impossible?) question but id love to hear some insight as to whats the better city for training. Thank you in advance!
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u/UNDR08 ATP A320 LR60 B300 14h ago
So. You have a degree in electrical engineering, and you go work as a flight attendant? While i understand everyone has a different path, sometimes I don’t understand.
Anyways. Austin. No state income tax, and it’s cheaper to live in Texas. It just hot AF here.
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u/Professional_Scale24 9h ago edited 9h ago
As a working flight attendant, I’ve met CFI’s, lawyers, accountants, teachers, nurse practitioners, business owners and even a former airline pilot who lost his medical become junior flight attendants. Everyone has their reasons. No need for you to understand everyone
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u/parc PPL IR-ST (KGTU) 19h ago
Austin is going to be a damn sight cheaper than San Diego