Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
That definitely sounds like a pay to play and money maker for the school! Pay for an extra 500 over priced hours to get a job at a marginally better carrier.
Not at all, guys who wanted this would just sit around and instruct for an additional 500 hours. Nobody was really interested in this and Sun Country lowered the mins to 1,000 and some people began showing interest, though its still not a super popular option I only know a hand full of people who applied. And even though Sun Country said they were ready for UND guys I don't think their training department was prepared for pilots with zero turbine experience, some folks rose to the occasion and other resigned, personally I think they'd need to adjust their expectations for programs like these to truly be successful. Regionals know they're getting hiring fresh CFI's and the success rates are much higher.