Originally Posted by Casper
You know, I think there are many more pilots/captains who feel the way EagleEye feels. Those are the guys who understand that getting educated at a flight school through an accellerated program can be a very POSITIVE thing.
The reason they don't post too much is because they are positive people, not bitter like so many of the higher time guys on here seem to be.
As for Rickair7777... guys in my flight school (ATP) also work as CFI's before they go job hunting. So, by reference to your comment, we (as well as RAA guys instructing) are ok by you. Just give us a break and realize most all of the PFT guys also instruct.
Too many of these threads start with someone asking for real advise, guys looking for help from our "seniors", yet they all too often turn into smear campaigns by the very guys we are looking to for help.
Just telling a guy not to go to a flight school is not only lame advise, it is closed minded.
"PFT" as used by me, means buying non-certifiacte training that is specific to an employer and then getting a job there. This undercuts the industry and feeds unqualified pilots to unsrupulous regionals who are willing to compromise safety to save (or make) a buck.
If you worked extensively as a CFI and didn't buy RJ training, you're OK by me. A CFI at a large, glossy-brochure flight school may not have made the choice economically, but that's his business.
I am by no means here to bash on PFTers, I'm here to provide info to entry-level people who have decisions to make. Existing PFTers have already chosen their road, and they will probably pay the consequences when they apply to a major airline...I know the PFT mantra is that they are just as good as CFI/135/military, but the majors generally disagree...unless you know someone important or are a woman/minority.
If you detect some ire and frustration in my tone, well I'm pretty representative of the industry on this issue. Maybe an entry-level person wants to consider carefully before starting a career in a manner that will p*ss the people he hopes to work with for 30 years.
And it's funny, out on line you can always tell a PFTer in the cockpit...on any trip longer than a leg or two, the talk invariably turns to past flying experiences and jobs...the PFT will studiously avoid that line of conversation...
We seem to hear from a lot of opinionated folks who sound like they are ENROLLED in a PFT program, I wonder what their attitude will be in 5 years...
