Originally Posted by
PilotCrusader
Well saying that 8% of the pilots in each class, on average, leave on their own, insinuates it is not a choice in who they hire or a problem with training as much.
I'd bet maybe 2-3% total leave of their own accord, most really leaving before they get booted, not on to a major.
As soon as I mentioned that I thought they were hiring too many "this guy probably won't pass but let's try anyway" types, there was a immediate sensitive response. I think there is sometbing here and to me it is obvious what is going on.
I agree that it doesn't make a diffference to a new hire per se as much as it is showing a little desperation on the part of the airline though.
There is probably some of that. There is also many new instructors, and in my opinion being a line captain and being a good instructor are two different skill sets. There are some instructors that are upset that they are starting over at a new company; its almost like a right of passage to have come from a previous airline with a rough history. In reality it wouldn't affect a new hire's success though. I am symptomatic to their situation, but it is unpleasant to have a brand new instructor with a small chip on their shoulder. Bottom line, no matter what the pass % rate is, anyone who fails at PSA only has themselves to blame, and if they didn't change anything about themselves would fail at any other company.