Originally Posted by
FODhopper
I'm curious...what is pathetic about our training department? Things can be improved, but our standards are better than most.
Is it the materials? The instructors? The standards?
The biggest one is the fact there is, basically, zero consistency between any of the sim instructors.
I will say it seems to have gotten somewhat better as we are getting real line pilots, not the dinosaurs (of which some need to clearly move on) that are doing some part time instruction. I have referred many people here in just the past two years and the consistency and is the biggest complaint. Also, even though I hear there is a syllabus, I never saw it once when I went through. That would certainly be nice to see.
Historically our washout rate is much higher than other regionals. It's not because they all suck and can't do it (for some that may be the case). I know of a number who have failed here and gone onto other airlines and have been successful. At some point you have to wonder why that is.
I get you do CPT, Indoc/Systems and aren't a lifer over there, but this place is far from perfect.