Getting passed [XXXXXXXX] is no easy task. He is tough, but he is an excellent instructor. He takes kids with 300 hours and teaches them how to not only be an engineer but a professional aviator. With a [CCCCCCCC] ground school foundation, you'll probably be the smartest guy in any class you go to when you leave. The experience will shape the rest of your career.

Remember, most of these guys don't have much/if any professional experience. The biggest thing they've flown is probably a seminole, and now they are sitting in the cockpit of a 727. He can't just let every button pusher through. He has very high standards and won't allow it, regardless of their credentials.

Some guys expect class to be a formality rather than a learning experience, and they end up being the disgruntled washouts. If you want a job spoon fed to you, go to a regional. FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, those jobs are "brain off" easy. lol

If you've got a question, post it or send me a PM. I'll answer it honestly for you. Don't drag a good man's name through the dirt based on something you've heard.