Originally Posted by CL65driver
Thanks for the advice, King Lear. I'm pretty sure you can say that about any airline ground school. It's never easy, and I don't expect it to be. Been studying my CRJ PRMs like mad, and working on getting those pesky limitations memorized again.
I dont think thats true of any airline ground school. Youve got to ask why so many are leaving/washing out. Are they washing out due to lack of effort, intelligence or genuine skill? Are they getting forced out by vindictive instructors/examiners? Or are they getting 3 weeks into training and realizing what a sh!thole they've gotten into?
Originally Posted by CL65driver
As for the airline being bottom of the barrel.... aren't most of the regionals now-a-days? To me, the pilots I've spoken with personally, love it there.
Any kid who doesn't know better would love the oppurtunity to fly a CRJ with 400hrs TT. Ask an Indy Air refugee how much they like working for Pinnacle, Im sure youll get a little different perspective. The ones who don't like working at Pinnacle and see it for what it is are probably the ones who are embarassed to admit they work there.
Originally Posted by CL65driver
Yeah, the pay sucks... but it sure as heck beats put-putting around in a 172 for $9/hour.
Who did you let pay you $9/hr to fly a 172!?!?
Have some self respect man. The least I've ever been paid to fly was $15 (about what a first year Great Lakes FO makes flying a 1900) and I was flying 152s and 172s.