Originally Posted by
CL65driver
I'm curious as to what's going to happen when all the 250 hour ATP/RAA/DCA wonders eventually upgrade to the big chair on the left.
To the OP, give Slice and De727ups' opinions a little more weight than some 172 driver. These guys have been around quite a long time, and know what they're talking about.
As for ATP- they're just mediocre in my book. I had a chance to fly with a few of their grads who weren't hired as CFIs (read the fine print VERY carefully), and had to do some aircraft checkouts for them. IMHO- ATP teaches you to pass a check ride, plain and simple. While these guys weren't a danger to the flying public per se, it was very difficult to get them to think out of the box or deal with various outlandish scenarios. But that was just my observation from a few years ago.
Good luck with your flight training!!
Their Record Speaks for itself. The last 12 Months 224 of their Grads have been hired..... Most by the company U work for. I this 6months alone 123 have been hired. The month and a half I've been here at ATP 5 of my Ex instructors have been hired 3 by your company. Also there's been people hired that's not represented by their website. There's no school in the US that can match that.... If they train you to pass checkrides they do a pretty good job at it then. Also I think your evaluation is wrong, until you've don it and seen the amount of people that WEEDED out, then you'll understand why the program is so successful and the Airlines Love their grads.