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Old 09-05-2013 | 12:01 PM
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pilotandmech
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Be careful. I would go to an airline current, and proficient. Just because you can get hired doesn't mean you'll make it through training. Airlines will hire people, send them to ground school, get you in the sim., and expect you to be able to fly an airplane you've barely even seen! They may also keep switching instructors on you (with each instructor requiring different things, and yelling at you for not knowing them), then send you for a check -ride with an examiner that wants to see things that you were never taught, and possibly fail you, which goes on your record. I believe it also depends on your age if they'll keep you or not. I personally experienced the berating at TransStates years ago by an instructor who thought he should be a vice-president, but his next step would be back to the line(a union rep. told me that). I have a friend who recently went through that exact scenario at TransStates, then Mesa. He now flies part 135. I also experienced the same thing years later at Piedmont. I don't understand how an airline can hire someone, spend the time, money, and effort (the airline's, and students) on them, then set them up for failure. There may be some regionals that don't do this, but I've mentioned 3 that I am familiar with. Be very careful!
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