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04-15-2017, 12:27 PM

#311

JayBee

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Quote:

Originally Posted by metro3

How many are hired vs how many actually make it through training and on to the line is very different!

PSA has a very high failure rate.

Not saying that you might not be the few who makes it but do be advised.

Only one person didn't make it through my class. And only one didn't make it in the class before mine.

And if I can make it, believe me anyone can. I'm not dumb by any means but I only got a Pentium 133 upstairs... Single core, no hyperthreading and plenty of buffer overruns ! lol

04-15-2017, 01:52 PM

#312

272922

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Quote:

Originally Posted by metro3

In February you posted:

Quote:

Originally Posted by metro3

I was out of airline flying for 20 years and GA flying for the past 8 years.
I got a BFR and an IPC in 2016, spoke with several recruiters and had 5 interviews.
I am currently in training on the CRJ.

It is still Regional flying but a lot better than it was 20 years ago. If you want to fly then go for it!

Then in March you posted:

Quote:

Originally Posted by metro3

I can say there was going to be 8 in the class that started yesterday (3/13)
as I was going to be one of them until I came down with the flu over the weekend.
Commutair was very helpful and moved me back to the next class (3/27).

Just because you failed doesn't mean PSA has a high failure rate. Like PSA Help I'm well acquainted with the failure numbers and training failures among new hires are actually going down (attrition is another matter, but that's a whole other ball o' wax).

Coming back having not touched an airplane in 8 years, or flown 121 in 20, is to be commended and I'll bet that you had some good instructors that did their best. In the end however, the result says more about your situation than it does about PSA.

04-15-2017, 02:21 PM

#313

WesternSkies

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PSA and CommuteAir share a training department?

04-15-2017, 02:23 PM

#314

adebord

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clearedhot28

Well I just got hired recently through their new RTP program so add me to one of their numbers. I should be starting in late August after getting my fixed wing hours and MEL add on.

You have a class date before a multi commercial?

04-15-2017, 02:36 PM

#315

PSA help

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Quote:

Originally Posted by adebord

You have a class date before a multi commercial?

With the rotor transition program, yes. I guess they figure that if you can fly blackhawks in combat, you can figure out how to fly a Seminole.

04-15-2017, 02:36 PM

#316

PSA help

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Quote:

Originally Posted by WesternSkies

PSA and CommuteAir share a training department?

No. Not at all.

04-15-2017, 03:03 PM

#317

Clearedhot28

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PSA help

With the rotor transition program, yes. I guess they figure that if you can fly blackhawks in combat, you can figure out how to fly a Seminole.

Yep. That's the nice thing about the RTP program. Guys like myself who were landing 24k max gross twin 1870 hp turbine helos on amphibious aircraft carriers with 15 pax aboard at night on NVGs with 300 hours total can figure out a twin 180 hp very easy.

I rented a Cessna 152 the other month after not flying fixed wing for 13 years and the instructor said I flew it better than his students about to take their commercial asel. The PSA RTP program is great and I was very impressed when I interviewed with them.

04-15-2017, 03:51 PM

#318

BizJet

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TallFlyer

DROP DROP!!

At this rate I can switch to CLT before Thanksgiving and still SAP it off!

04-15-2017, 07:47 PM

#319

Quarryman

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Clearedhot28

There is the belief that rotor to fixed is easy. Fixed to rotor? Not so easy. I'm about to do my rotorcraft add-on so I'm going to find out for myself if it's true.

04-15-2017, 11:33 PM

#320

Frogamazog

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Posts: 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quarryman

There is the belief that rotor to fixed is easy. Fixed to rotor? Not so easy. I'm about to do my rotorcraft add-on so I'm going to find out for myself if it's true.

Meh just learn to hover and do autorotations and everything else comes to you pretty quick as it's similar to an airplane. Landing helicopters to a runway is soooo much easier as you can compensate speed and altitude pretty much the whole way down. Now to small holes in the trees or a pitching deck, that's another story...