There is no truth to the "APD letter" thing. JC is tough but fair. He got his "reputation" because he had a few unprepared students in a row. I've never been a fan of his, but he has never judged a student unfairly. His pass/fail record is on par with every other APD in the regionals.

The "rotorheads" showed up completely unprepared from the nonsense that was going on down in Pensacola. The program wasn't designed to help them succeed and many failed. Guys that haven't flown anything in >10 years getting 100 hours in a 172 and then going into airline training was a recipe for disaster. A publicity stunt at best.

To think that any regional is failing people on purpose is absolutely asinine.