Originally Posted by
mwanafly
. It is a six month program that costs about 20k, and when finished, they guarantee you a job with them when they start hiring. Has anyone gone through this program and can give me pro's and con's. Is there any other programs out there like this one that pilots would recommend? Thanks.
Get your CFI. For about $2k you can get a rating that, get this, allows you to be PAID WHILE BUILDING TIME!! What a concept.
Why would anybody fork out $20 large on a program that only guarantees you an interview (read the fine print) when "they" start hiring? Don't know if you've read any other forums, but even places like Colgan and Great Lakes who have traditionally hired very low time pilots are filling classes with furloughed airline guys that already have a couple thousand hours.
You'll learn more about flying as an instructor than you ever will sitting in the right seat of an RJ having all your decisions made for you. You'll also be building PIC time. That's nice to have when you end up on the street like I have.