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Old 09-29-2008, 01:26 PM
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The following is the opening of an email I received TODAY from Delta Connection Academy. I contacted them about 2 years ago, and I have since decided to pursue careers other then those in the airline industry because of the current job outlook. I thought those of you in the 121 world would find it interesting.



Dear XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX,

"Thank you for contacting Delta Connection Academy. I am glad that you are looking into becoming a Professional Pilot. Now is the time. The regionals are hiring, the majors are hiring and Delta Connection Academy is a great place to start.".........continues

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That's really sad.
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Originally Posted by de727ups
That's really sad.
No, its actually quite hilarious!!!!
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Originally Posted by wannabepilot
Now is the time. The regionals are hiring, the majors are hiring and Delta Connection Academy is a great place to start.".........continues
Things are lookin' up!!

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Funniest thing I have heard all day.
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So I checked the Wikipedia page for information on DCA since I don't trust the DCA website at all. However, I became a little suspicious when I read this:

Delta Connection Academy flight school has been producing some of the industry’s best pilots since 1989. The success of the academy is primarily due to the high quality airline standardized training curriculum. Students are trained to become a professional airline pilot from day one, modeling the flight training program to exceed the high quality standards set by Delta and partner airlines.
The veteran users of Wikipedia know that you can check the IP address of previous editors, which I did. I copied the last editor's IP address and did a WhoIs search on it. Turns out the person who wrote that little gem above did it on a computer at DCA.

DCA is spreading propaganda through Wikipedia.
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Old 09-29-2008, 04:14 PM
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The best thing is you can tell your Captain "I attended THE ACADEMY."

This always confused me, Air Force,or Navy, oh .... Comair Academy
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Originally Posted by hotshot
...spreading propaganda through Wikipedia.
Not like that hasn't been done before, lol!
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Man 5 years at ERAU and still looking for job... This DCA sounds like a real deal! Is the sign in sheet near beach front property in Arizona?
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Old 09-29-2008, 10:39 PM
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can't you just edit the wikipedia thing?
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