Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
In your own company what happened to the guys who were exposed as cheaters? Were they turned in to the FAA or did they live to cheat another day?
I am not a supporter of cheating but it is not true that they do not get ahead. It all boils down to how badly do you want the job and how far are you willing to go to get it.
The guys who get ahead in aviation usually do not let much get in their way. Friends, family, and morals are all on the table as things to be traded away.
Skyhigh
I agree 100% that people who cheat often get away with it. That "Cheaters never win" comment was my failed attempt a sarcasm. There were guys I worked with as a CFI that cheated on multi time to meet minimum requirements for regionals. This was back before Multi-Commercial with Instrument only, would land you a job. I was the schools MEI so I had no need or desire to pencil whip. I was getting about 15-30 hrs a month, which at the time was fine with me.
I guess to answer your question, they were not turned in. They didn't cheat to get the job that I worked with them at (although who knows), rather they cheated to move on to another job. None the less, it's wrong. When you instruct everyday in the same place with someone, you have a real good idea of how much time they have. When your social with these guys, you pretty much know exactly what kind of time they have. When they show up one day for work and say they got hired with 100 multi minumums, you know the books are being cooked. Not very discreet on their part, but there it is.
More back on topic, my last student was a multi commercial that I started on December 29th 07. The student had a one week window to complete it, so I asked him what the rush was. He said " I got hired by a regional last week, and they said I need to get it before my class date on Jan 7th. Talk about interviewing with low time.
True story. The regional will remain unnamed.