Originally Posted by
Cujo665
The new (past few years) PSI program is a change that I think was not for the better. However, if you factor in that all the other training centers are also having issues then Envoy still stands out as better than average. Heck, Flight Safety takes guys who have never been in the real plane; types them, and then has them teaching others. Most of the younger good instructors have been scooped up by mainline carriers. As hard as it is to get good pilots; it's almost harder to get good instructors.
Envoy has a very structured training program, which is great. You pretty much have a set schedule, and you stick to it. The PSIs suck, but the older line guys are amazing.
First hour in the sim we had to unlearn everything the PSIs told us to do during IPTs. And the sim session we had with a PSI was a total waste of time.
But then, things aren't flawless elsewhere either. Just as a comparison, Endeavor has "dynamic scheduling" which means you sit standby at the hotel until they call you for a sim slot. Must be fun sitting in a hotel room in Minneapolis for a week, doing absolutely nothing.