I think there are a lot of good arguments in this thread, and once again (like most things now) if you scrub away the emotion and name calling - most people are reasonable and agree on the big picture of never sacrificing quality on an airliner flight deck.
Speaking exclusively about the Aviate 0 —> Hero academy, how do we determine who is the most qualified for flight training? This is not rhetorical. In my opinion I see very little specific value that the academy offers verses any other Aviate pathway. I’m not saying it is not a great flight school, and I’m not saying Aviate doesn’t provide value - I just want to understand what makes this path better compared to mom and pop flight school then joining Aviate or a university program (like Purdue) and then joining Aviate.