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Old 04-11-2006 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by QCappy
SkyHigh,

I would agree back when you graduated that was the case about CWU grads. However, I feel since around the time I was there 94-97 things were beginning to change. I was in the first group of direct hire with Horizon and more internships with other airlines were developing. From what I have heard Dale Wilson has been a great attribute to the program. He showed when I was still there and seems to do a great job trying to promote the school. There are many former CWU guys at Horizon, and several that have moved on to Alaska as well. Several of my former students are now at Horizon and Skywest. I think the program is slowly gaining momentum. There was so much turnover in the professor ranks that it seemed like it could never really gain any steam in the aviation community. Hopefully that will continue to change.

They need to start hiring some professors with some actual piloting experience. What they have now is a joke. Even Dale's best claim to fame is as a metro FO. Not good. When I was there we had a few WWII vets and everyone had piloted a heavy jet of some kind. They have no business telling anyone anything about aviation. Sad...

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