Originally Posted by
Puckhead
I read the same article and while i agree with you that he wasnt real thrilled about the 225 hour pilot I dont think it was as bad as you mentioned. I think his main focus was more of awareness to the fact that people are spending upwards of $100,000 and only coming out with the three hundred hours or so. I was more under the impression that while he didnt like these pilot factories he also wasnt completely against them since they are becoming a larger part of the whole training picture. I think you took just a little bit too much of a grim view but hey to each his own. By the way thats always the first article I read is from les, great stories every month.
Re-Read the entire first column on the second page. Though Les does not include any fire and brimstone he does not pull any punches as well. He also states:
"I won't discuss any details of the other less quantifiable negative issues of the profession. they aren't necessary for this discussion."
Though he doesn't linger long on the topic I don't know how else he could clearly state his disapproval of the industry without using vulgar terms. Sometimes it seems that we all have become desensitised to all the negative statements to the point that for most it has become background noise.
Skyhigh