Originally Posted by
VegasChris
I am still considering whether to pay out of pocket for it or not. I am leaning towards no. If they are going to require CTP courses completed prior to hire then there are going to be a ton of furloughed guys getting hired in front of me that already have ATPs done anyways.
If your school is paying for it definitely take it.
I think panam in Vegas was down to 2500 for a ctp course. Then probably another 1-2k for the multi rental and checkride fee. So I figure it's a 4500 investment that may or may not move me up in the hiring line. It's still not a type rating or initial training which I am going to have to do yet another checkride for.
My guess is by the time I am competitive for hire (at R-ATP minimums) the "shortage" at the regionals will have to return and they will be paying for me to take the course like they were for the past few years.
I’m going to go with wait. The less check rides you have to do in general aviation the better in my opinion. Too many ego’s, you seem to train to the individual evaluators standards on top of the practical test standards in GA. In a part 121 training environment they have an incentive to pass you. In my opinion, GA check rides are more of a roll of the dice for pink slips.