Delta Pilot Career Path Program
#101
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2006
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 2,370
Wow you're right. Your example does Define the tens of thousands of graduates from that program.
But from your story and your word choices of elite, Flight Team kids, precious, heckled and the like it's easy to see the reason for your views. However it's more likely thin skin with you imagining most of that shaming than actually stuff ever coming out of anyone's mouth.
My experiences alone also don't define everyone but..... Many of my students were on those flight teams and I never saw anybody treat others poorly at that school because of what part of the program they were in. Urban legend at best. I know that can't be said of all flight schools but in the six years I was there, yeah I was a little slow since I paid my own way, I never saw that.
Congrats on the football team though. You must have been pretty proud with their performance lately.
But from your story and your word choices of elite, Flight Team kids, precious, heckled and the like it's easy to see the reason for your views. However it's more likely thin skin with you imagining most of that shaming than actually stuff ever coming out of anyone's mouth.
My experiences alone also don't define everyone but..... Many of my students were on those flight teams and I never saw anybody treat others poorly at that school because of what part of the program they were in. Urban legend at best. I know that can't be said of all flight schools but in the six years I was there, yeah I was a little slow since I paid my own way, I never saw that.
Congrats on the football team though. You must have been pretty proud with their performance lately.
#102
Oh, I don't know... part timing it in the right seat of the ER on reserve all summer is NOT working from home. Only a year behind you and living on a quarter mil is tough... maybe I should go to work? Nah! But trading is fun and a few weekend seminars and you too can be a millionaire.
No regrets. Too many think the market is Vegas. Pilots are cooler people to hang with.
No regrets. Too many think the market is Vegas. Pilots are cooler people to hang with.
#103
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 774
Had a long conversation with one of my kids about flying. We live in south Texas. I told him to learn business and how to fix air conditioners. I told him I’d fly his King Air as my retirement job.
There is simply no way I’d recommend this to my kids. If it was their dream, that’s a
different matter. As a job of choice, not so much.
There is simply no way I’d recommend this to my kids. If it was their dream, that’s a
different matter. As a job of choice, not so much.
#104
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2014
Position: 737B
Posts: 378
Plumbing, no one wants to let gas pipe and drinking water get too deregulated. They are most common people at the airport who "work" for a living. Most own their own mom and pop plumbing company and retire millionaires. Also PRN Nurses can make $60-$90 an hour in California and make OT and are unionized. 200k a year as an RN believe it.
#105
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2010
Position: Stretch DC-9 Gear Slinger
Posts: 619
If you’re a high school senior, are you picking the place that you’re going to have fun Saturday night and watch good football or nerd it out on the flying team?
When I was picking schools
1. Girls
2. Party
3. Football
When I was picking schools
1. Girls
2. Party
3. Football
#106
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2016
Position: 7ER FO
Posts: 70
#107
Line Holder
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: A320
Posts: 74
Looks like Embry-Riddle takes the cake on all three. No wait.....
#109
He showed up at the closing with a limp and a stoop.
Best to keep this career, where my only exposure to spontaneous urine puddles is from my brothers waiting for AE results.
#110
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