Originally Posted by
Theoden
Its a fair question since if a place had an absurdly high washout rate and an average safety record then you would be wise to avoid the risk of going to such a place. The market for pilots at regionals being what it is right now, I doubt that you'll have trouble passing at any of them. As to how quality the training is in terms of actually preparing you for line flying, all I can say is that my employer seems to be very good. I've consistently heard negative things about Mesa training, but that's hearsay of course.
To say that an applicant should not care or research things like the quality of training at an airline seems like nonsense to be. Who wants to work for a ****ty company?
His logic assumes the instructors are the ones to blame. Your logic by supporting him is that the instructors are to blame. How about, as the student, you do your job and study and be ready to pass. Not ONE regional has a 100% fail rate. That means that a vast majority of students pass without any issues. That means that those guys try really really hard and totally dedicate themselves to the program. That means they're professional pilots. How about we get that mentality in set straight in our minds. Work hard, do your job and pass the course like MOST people do.