Originally Posted by
Planespotta
Probably because they don't want any high-school dropouts to go straight into instructing/a regional career. Requiring at least a 2-year degree is much more reasonable.
Yeah, they probably had hassles trying to deal with underachievers or immature kids. My 141 school had that problem a few times...the young slacker doesn't study or prepare, his program slips way behind and then the parents get all PO'ed that all that money's gone with little to show for it.
I'll give ATP management some credit for dealing with the issue up front, rather just taking the student's money and then blaming the CFI for the end result.