Originally Posted by
MustangFa1con
That's not completely true...depends on the airline. You shouldn't go into it with the attitude that they NEED you so bad that you can't fail out.
I know in particular that some of the notoriously difficult training programs (like at Piedmont) don't factor in pilot need, no matter how badly they are hurting. The standards are what they are .
same at TSA, those checkairman could give a *******less about the staffing levels. They have a clear standard, and if your short, your cut.