Originally Posted by
Godaddy
From what I've recently heard.......IFL 727 has a very high attrition and failure rate, about 100%. They claim that everyone passes training, but that's only the ones they choose to pass,everyone else is either dismissed, fired, or quits. Pass rate is not the same as Finish rate, where maybe 0/10 finishes training, IOE and the 2 year contract. The ONE and only person [XYZ] who is really in charge of training/IOE has a lot of personal problems, and really takes enjoyment in making your life miserable, with failing people, demotion, mind games, or what ever he can do to to hurt someone. To top it all off, the company requires a Promisiry Note for the type rating, holding you prisoner with the threat of financial ruin if you quit or save yourself. So in the end, your lucky to make it out of IFL without any problems, be it either psychological or financial. But please don't take my word for it, go ahead and find out for yourself.
Originally Posted by
Godaddy
From what I've heard.....the training/IOE instructor, [GoDaddy] , is a real psychopath, reminisces of some sort of Spokane serial killer.
I’ll agree with some of that. [WOW] training style is different. It’s damn tough. There is a high washout rate. He is always playing with your mind. And there’s nothing like it… by far the best training I’ve received at any point in my career which includes all of flight school, three 121 initials, upgrade to FO on the 727, and upgrade to CA at my current gig.
Although I left IFL a while ago and am now in a modern jet, I still use [his/her] training daily, and end up passing down bits to my FO’s; everything from stick and rudder skills, to complex decision making. My IFL friends and I joke but it’s true, when met with a situation we’re not sure of, we think about “WWJPD”.