Originally Posted by
PearlPilot
Thank you HSLD. Well said. I think that most enthusiastic prospective pilots are very excited by that "happy thought" of flying a shiny jet, as depicted in those advertisements, that they don't realize
(because they are ignorant) what it truly takes to become a good/safe pilot. It is a sad aspect of the American culture that values instant gratification, and the consequences can be dismal...
p.s. Is it really
possible for one to finish through a Jepp text, study for the final exam, the oral, written, do all the flying in 2 weeks? Is it really
possible? It took me well over 2 weeks for me to perfect on my landings
I would prefer to called them just 'uneducated' vice ignorant. To me. ignorant implies that a person has attempted to learn the information and just can't seem to grasp the idea, or worse yet, refuses to grasp the information. These people that you are talking about are not being fed good infromation to start with at these flight schools (at least the ones that preach the zero to hero career progression). Just my opinion.
USMCFLYR