Originally Posted by tinman1

I'm quite content working at the Academy. There's always plenty of work and the only time I am not busy is when the weather sucks. Standardization is one of the most difficult in the industry. If you don't hit the minimum acceptable score on the writtens (80 or 90% depending on the test) you get sent home. That being said, they want quality people and hard workers. Standz took me just shy of a month and I was the first to finish in my class. It can be done in 3 weeks but I had to take nearly a week off for Christmas break. That was when they still closed around Christmas (now they are just closed xmas day).

The place has its quirks just like everywhere else but overall it is a great place to instruct and build time. Aside from the first month which was a little slow, I have always had work. The pay is great and our pay scale increases with dual given. I make somewhere around third year FO pay or better and I get to sleep with my hot girlfriend every night.

The only two negatives to working here are the long days and flight cancellation policy. I have routinely worked 12-16 hour days which starts to wear on you after awhile. But on the other hand the goal is to get the hours and move on so I guess it works out in the end. The other negative is you HAVE to be present to cancel a flight for weather. Even a day like today with a tropical storm blowing through the state and no chance whatsoever of flying. That's really the only thing that ****es me off since I'm paid hourly anyway.

There are other little things that IMO could be changed but the bottom line is this: it's a flight school. Get your time by providing quality instruction and move on. If you are willing to work hard and have a good attitude you will fit in just fine!