SAABDriver

Bustin,

I think these guys are getting good training. I just think they have low experience. Like we all did once. I think the experience will just come in new places.

I was told once that it is good to be scared in a small plane first with just a few people aboard...then take that experience and move on up to bigger planes.

Maybe in this new enviornment the newer training guys will just get scared in bigger planes first.......take it for what it is.

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EC135

SAABDriver,
Thanks for the insight. You sure had a long and varied flight path to get were you are now. I wish I had started this journey many years ago. I have been looking at local FBO's to get started and see were I decide to go from there.
you have been very helpful.

PILOTGUY

The flight schools are really expensive these days. I was hired by a regional 3 years ago and I would not pay the amount of money that these schools want. I would get my ratings on my own, buy a split for some twin engine time and then try to go work for AirNet.
As for type ratings being worthless without flight time behind them, tell that to A LOT of SWA pilots.
Good luck in whatever decision you make.

WatchThis!

If CAPT offered a 737 type, there might be some value but then, every SWA applicant has experience, flight time, AND the 737 type. The CAPT program doesn't come anywhere close to getting an applicant ready to apply for these jobs in terms of experience.

SAABDriver

As far as SWA goes I know guys on there that interviewed prior to getting the type rating. It is not mandatory for the interview. Just when you are offered the job you have to go get it.

SWA does it as a cost cutting measure not used to skip the experience. They still want the 1000hrs PIC Turbine and that is a minimum for them.

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Husky16

anyone have any info on delta connection academy?

ComputerGuy

finnerandr,

I'm interested to hear how your experience pans out at RAA. I'm considering their FOS program (9-week program for low-time pilots)....

kendjay2

This post is for the guys with no flight time and trying to go to school to become a pilot ie CAPT program or RAA etc.
These guys are ragging you for wanting to go to these programs saying you won't have the experience for the major or you'll be dangerous. I say to them who is defending your country in multi million dollar aircraft 24 year olds. Flying everything from F-18's to C-17's. Hmm I bet they don't have 5000 flight hours in fact I know they don't. Yet they are given a chance to learn. And all you guys who are bashing these guys with dreams and looking for the best way to educate themselves are jacked up. If someone gets a job in the right seat of an DC-9 with 400 hours so what, you watch them you train them someone did it for you. In my buisness I'm seeing very very low time guys flying DC-9's and hey guess what there doing fine. There learning curve is fast and there picking it up. Training is training, judge the individual. If you find a program that fits your needs and your budget go for it.

aspiring_pilot

correction: 4 CAPT grads are rotting as flight dispatchers. they do that for like a year or two? then go into f/o training on 747200.

i havent forumlated an official opinion about CAPT yet, but someone made a good point somewhere.... (could be above; im too lazy to read)

if paying 70? grand to get everything in a year gets you another year as a senior captain making 150k, its well worth it.

LAfrequentflyer

I say to them who is defending your country in multi million dollar aircraft 24 year olds. Flying everything from F-18's to C-17's. Hmm I bet they don't have 5000 flight hours in fact I know they don't. Yet they are given a chance to learn. And all you guys who are bashing these guys with dreams and looking for the best way to educate themselves are jacked up.



There is a big difference between a military trained (tested / weeded by IPs) 500 hour F-15 pilot and a civilian flight academy grad flying an RJ at 500 hours...

V/r,
LA