Originally Posted by freezingflyboy

You might want to stop before you look stupid chief... Not only did you contradict your self by saying "Mesa has been know to..." and then saying "I admit that's hearsay..." But do you HONESTLY think that an insurance company would insure a guy in the left seat of a jet who's previous experience is 1500 hours in a Seminole? Get a clue.



Do you know that to be fact? Do you have a source for that? The MAPD program is affiliated with Mesa but it is not Mesa. Besides that, all you are paying for is to get your Commercial Multi-engine Instrument ticket. With very few exceptions ALL of us had to pay our own way to earn our ratings. Now, once hired by Mesa as an FO you will NOT pay for your training. You'll sign a training contract that says you owe them if you leave before a specific time period but you will not pay out of pocket to get qualified as an FO. The only place I know of that requires you to pay to be a regional FO is Gulfstream Academy. If you go there you are a fool who deserves to be parted with is money.