Originally Posted by
asims33
Well I disagree that the course won't help I talked with the ex chief pilot of PSA and he said I should take it so I did. The course does slot of good.
It ensures I won't be overwhelmed in the sim check in an intervew, it makes initial training much easier to complete, it comes with job placement from ATP as well as career mentors... And best of all most airlines say they will consider reduced minimums if you have the course. So call it useless if you like but I don't regret it at all.
BUT let's stick to the topic enough debate on my crj course lol... What do you guys think the minimums will be a few months into the hiring spree?
And to the guy who said at 400 hours I don't know how to fly
your advice if I read correctly was to instuct others how to not fly? Lol just found that funny it's safe to say I'm not as experianced as some but saying I don't know how to fly is just silly.
You ask for opinions and when they don't match what you believe you tell everyone they are wrong. Since I am bored right now I will take the time to tell you the truth once again.
THE CRJ COURSE IS WORTHLESS when it comes to getting hired, like someone said it might even hurt you if you don't know your stuff and they start to ask you questions on it. It may help you in training if you are a little slow and can't grasp flying a high performance jet like most professional pilots can. ATP sold you the lie that this would help you get hired. You bought into it without doing any of your own research.
Yes Eagle did at one point send some of its new hires through ATP's RJ course prior to initial training, these were low time pilots who they identified as training risks.
BACK DURING THE BOOM, if you had already paid for it yourself that meant they didn't have to, so they took you with low time, but remember that
LOW TIME was all that was available out there. Today they have the pick of the litter. You need 6000 pilots hired just to wipe out the furloughed guys121/135 guys, then you have maybe 8000 (random figure) instructors that have been instructing for the past 2-3 years waiting for the chance. They have
real expirence not
bought experience like you.
So once again you got taken when they sold you the RJ couse. If you can't get your money back, too bad. It may help you in training someday if you get put in an RJ, but it will not help you get a job. Sorry.