Originally Posted by intheair10
Say what? Frankly, I don't beleive that you worked for ASU. You sound like a disgruntled Farmingtonite. If you had any first-hand knowledge of MAPD you'd know that Rich Castle, the Chief Flight Instructor, runs an efficient operation.
As a former MAPD instructor I can say that Mesa Airlines will hire almost anyone. The only ones they never hired were those that have skeletons in the closet (hell, they even hired people that shouldn't have been). PFT? It's BS to say that it will hurt your career. Recruiters don't care, they only look at your resume, not how you paid for it. The ONLY people I've ever heard anything negative about was scabs.
I was at MAPD as CFI (FMN) from August 04 to August 05. Would I know you?
And flyhigh - another option would be to WORK at MAPD, since you have you CFI, etc. They will hire people with your time, hands down. It's a 12 month contract. I left after just shy of 12 months and logged around 950 hours and 280 multi in that time, and grossed $27k, full benefits, etc. It's a good gig, check it out...