Originally Posted by
johnso29
Wow. You lost ALL credibility with your 1st sentence. I guarantee there are plenty of military guys who disagree with you.
Actually, if what he is saying is that SUPT produces far superior pilots than any part 141 school (including Riddle, SIU, etc.), I would agree. Before this turns into a test of ego's, I orginally got all my ratings via Riddle and years later went to AF SUPT. There is a reason the military has been able to produce fighter pilots with 200-300 hours and civilian pilots with hundreds of hours often struggle in UPT. It is much harder.
Now what I am not saying is that each and every military pilot is better than each and every civilian pilot. I'm talking coming right out of the pipeline, after that mileage will vary and anybody can become a mediocre pilot at anytime any career if they choose to let their skills deplete. Also, there are some things civilian pilots do better than military pilots, and vice-versa. But overall, unless you have more any more anecdotal evidence then "I flew with this military/civilian pilot and they sucked", you really should keep your opinion to yourself.
KC