Originally Posted by
Coneydog
It sure sounds like things are a mess over there (PSA). It seems there is a new thread every day talking about what a mess things are. Guys waiting 6 months for IOE, poor pass rates, your union wanting Envoy pilots to come with the aircraft, not being able to fly visual approaches, lack of professionalism, ect. The list goes on. It's all right there in black and white on the 10 different PSA threads. A mess is the best way to describe it.
Those exaggerated, sometimes even fraudulent, threadsare started by Envoy pilots trying to throw a wrench in PSA's growth. Fortunately, they are unsuccessful.
All the information you gave is exaggerated or wrong. The start to finish time frame was 4-5 months, and it will drop very soon since they are stopping FO hiring for a few weeks to catch up. Instead, they will increase the upgrades since we need captains. The poor pass rate was a year ago, in two classes. That problem was fixed. The union wanting envoy pilots to come here? That is completely wrong. Go do your research. Can't fly visual approach? Don't believe everything you read on APC. Lack of professionalism?? ***?
But here's a fact for you: all of the students that we had at the school house that were passed from one instructor to another, are now at Mesa. These were the students that no one wanted. Luckily for you guys, I know a few good guys that went to Mesa as well, not many though.