Originally Posted by
Slice
Limited networking opportunities as well. Most of the guys coming through get their stuff and go. They are green to the industry as well. You can make good career contacts hanging around the FBO at your local airport in many cases.
Not really Slice. They have letters of agreement with 6 or so airlines, maybe more since I was there. The company has been around for over 20 years, and was founded and is owned by an airline pilot. The guys who help him run it are all former airiline pilots. Their relationships with airlines helped me get an interview after flight instructing there. I know that they aren't perfect, but they are in know way green to the industry. I don't know what FBO you hang out, but I personally made alot of contacts working for ATP. Every major, regional, and military pilot that flew with, was more than willing to write a letter of recommendation for me, you would never get that many offers at your local FBO.