RedBeardedPilot

This just seems like a waste of time then. I'm surprised there isn't a few exams that the FAA wants to use to hold you accountable.

Where is the location XJT is sending for CTP?

ryan4sail

I just got word that I will be in the Sept 14th CTP course at aerosim (Jetblue University) in MCO. I have a sept 28th CRJ class date. Your pay starts the first day of CTP training, and is continuous through training. Not sure about hotels.

ross9238

I did it in ATL but I think they were planning to start in Houston as well.

WaterRooster

Sums it up right there.

RedBeardedPilot

this is really good to know! I haven't had to sign anything yet just accepted the offer from skywest. I'm assuming they will send me tax/income stuff in the near future to fill out before the CTP?

Slick111

I find it interesting that airlines are providing CPT courses at all!!! Why would they need to pay for all that extra pilot training expense when 27,254 people took the ATP written in 2014???? Up from 8535 in 2013, that was a 319% increase in pilots taking the ATP written, year-over-year.

If 27,000 pilots took the ATP written shortly before the rule changed, (which is 50% MORE than the entire 18,000 population of current regional airline pilots) why are the airlines not hiring THESE folks? Where did these 27,000 pilots, (who had already MET the new hiring minimums) go?

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RedBeardedPilot

I know a dozen pilots that took the written just to take it. They haven't flown in years and went a completely different career path. They took it just for a backup plan and have no intentions on actually going to the airlines. Also a lot of people couldn't take it due to age that are now eligible and wanting to work

My reason was because of my hours, I was instructing as a contractor and working on my A&P apprenticeship. I had no desire to go to regionals at the time wanting to stay part 91. With the "new" requirements and cluster ****** that it caused I didn't want to deal with it. However plans change and I took a job that had full benefits and shot my flight hours to double of what I was doing previously and I reached the 1000 hours within a year. With my current situation with lack of kids, family, mortgage, ect. it would be a good time to get into the regional's and build seniority. But I missed my opportunity to take the written so here I am only applied to the airlines because they were paying for the CTP

FODhopper

Air Wisconsin will begin offering an in-house CTP course in September...first class starts mid-September the second on 9/28 and will continue from there.

It is a two week footprint the leads directly into Indoc after completion. Testing is included...

We are the second airline to offer this...

gdpt

Also have heard that Compass did accept without the written.

Good news for those that haven't done it, plenty of options ahead !

Thanks a lot everyone for the replies

Fourpaw

Endeavor will take you!