Yeah, that’s great and all, but your competition said they can get me done faster because they have a 141 flight school that gives them a reduced hour program.

That’s true, sort of. A Part 141 approved program allows a school to reduce the time per course. But lets see how that works out in the “real world” using the first step of your training- Private Pilot. Under Part 141 they can cut 5 hours off from the Part 61 minimums from 40 to 35 total flight hours. But they probably didn’t tell you that the national average is about 55 hours for a private pilot certificate anyway. So even being a super sharp student, lets say you’re ready for your checkride at 45 hours (the standards are the same regardless of the program you learn under). So what are you saving?… Nothing, it actually costs you more because their airplanes and instruction will cost more per hour than ours.