Originally Posted by Albief15

Both ECIC and RST will give you your money back if you don't make it. Fail test and RST will refund you. Don't get past the interview part--so will ECIC.

I hate to sound mercenary on these boards. If you don't do our programs, do something. But don't be the guy who saves $400 but misses out on a job where new hires are getting 777s. Run the numbers.

Most guys hired 2002-2011 did some kind of sim prep. Two hours in the sim cost more than both prep services combined, but I challenge you to find one pilot on the property who said "it wasn't worth it..."

There are plenty of great pilots who have been hired here without any prep. The problem is that the stakes are so high that if you do stumble on that day, it might have cost you the chance of a lifetime. It will cost you at least 1 year of seniority.

I didn't start ECIC to make a fortune. I started it because back in 2001-2 I thought Air Inc was awful when I went to them for help. I managed to get hired here anyway, but I also made a trek to Savannah were I flew some Gulfstream sims for some practice. I studied weeks and weeks with the gouge that was out there for the tests, and I also worked for the company started by the same guys who designed the SBI. In short--I had resources and I used every single one of them to get ready for my shot in August 2001. I am glad I did, and every day that goes by I am more grateful to be here.

You do not have to use RST or ECIC. You DO have to prepare like its the job of a lifetime. Walking in off the street with the idea "they just want to see if I am the kind of guy they can live with for 14 days on the road" or "I already have 10,000 hours of 747 time..." will just get you smoked. To an extent that goes beyond what I see at Delta, United, and Southwest, the interview here is a PROCESS. Make sure you understand what it takes to be successful in every phase of that process, regardless of where you get your help.