Originally Posted by
Godaddy
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. 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.
I will say this. 10 guys walk in to class. 2 guys will leave before it's time to go to the sim on their own accord. They have their reasons, whether it be a better job offer or they realize this job is just to hard for them. 2 more guys will not be invited to the sim because they just aren't ready. Learning the systems is not a cake walk. There is a ton to learn. Sometimes the company offers to put you through the next class if they feel like you just need more time because they know how difficult it is for these guys. Now we have 6 guys going to the sim. 1 or 2 will either not be invited to take the check ride or fail the check ride or even walk away before the event because because of another job offer or they simply don't have the confidence. You don't take the check ride unless the instructor thinks you are ready. We are not in the business of ruining careers. Failures are taken personally. We don't just wash our hands and move on. We wonder what else could we have done. So in the end, 10 guys show up to the first day of class, and 4-5 make it all the way through.
We have new guys sign a 1 year contract/promissory note. There is a lot of time and effort spent on each person. In my opinion, it's the least you can do. Plus, you don't sign the note until you come back from the sim, and it decreases in value every month. You pay nothing unless you leave before your year is up.
One last thing, in the previous administration, everyone passed. The philosophy was different. It was basically a ticket to learn. The quality was poor and didn't work. With JP at the helm, we have professionals sitting in every seat, not just the left seat.