Okay as to the training process at TSA I have first hand knowledge having been through that meat grinder myself and I can tell you that should not be the model. I know it's tempting to beat your chest for being one of the lucky ones who made it through but I know plenty from my class that failed out who didn't deserve it. As for the legend of the 400 hour guys who do great in training and the 1500 hour guys who barely make it well here is the dirty little secret about that.. most of those 400 hours wonders were hired from bridge programs like Jet University. It's literally like going through training TWICE. But the rub is once they actually get out on the line they are very weak and can take quite a while to catch up while the higher time guy who didn't have the benefit of a bridge course does just fine. There is just no substitute for experience whether it be towing banners or flight instructing or freight. Simply being able to pass the test does not make you a competent well rounded pilot. I stumbled on to Jet U's website once I was stunned to see over half of my recent new hire class from TSA in the recent grad photos. I'm not knocking those guys I'm just saying we need to tell the whole story.

On the other hand I will admit RAH training was maybe a bit too coddling and spoon fed there needs to be a happy medium. 95% pass rates means somebody isn't doing their job while the same can be said for 30% pass rates.