The gentleman you continually try to tear down has helped many young aviators at IFL. I started at IFL in 2011 and he guided me from a CFI to a professional flight engineer in three months. One year later he did the same with with my SIC type. I left four months before my captain upgrade and two months after I turned down check engineer. IFL was and is a great place to work. The lifestyle didn't fit my family any more, and I left on good terms.

People that struggle with IFL expect it to be easy or lacking in standards. That is NOT what the Boeing check airman demands of his peers. Myself and many others, including Adler, embraced the rigorous training and work. As such, we thrived at IFL. Clearly the demands are too much for some, and that's too bad.

After IFL, I went to a regional and upgraded after three months on the line. My success in that is certainly linked to the training I received at IFL. Without the mentorship of all IFL captains, I would not have been prepared. Now, 2.5 years after I left IFL, I hold a CJO from the most sought after legacy carrier in the country. So please 727driver, stop dragging the company, the check airman, Adler, and everybody else who gained something from IFL through the mud. You're bitter and off base. One might even say... You're off in the tall weeds.

 

The scab thing bothers me, the scabs I have encountered in my career thus far tend to burrow their way into training departments where they behave much as 727Driver has indicated, their true colors always poorly hidden. I obviously can't speak for today's IFL , I am an alumni of the recip ,early turbine era , when our flagship was a DC4, and the 580's were just beginning to hold sway, but even then our guys and girls were going to FEDEX, Delta, SWA et al, our crucible has always refined the gold in our pilots ,on demand, all weather, all hour freight by its very nature, demands excellence from its crews, whether it's the NDB 4 circle to 30 at CYOO at mins with a gusty crosswind and 6000lbs tied down aft in a DC3 , or a 727 fighting it's way into Saltillo, or Hermosillo, the game is the game, and the hiring boards respect and honor the players. Cheers, peace ,out.

 

They are hiring into the CRJ-200 freighter version. Home based, 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. Scheduled freight (night flying).

 

Yeah, but I hear the guy they just hired to be the CRJ check airman is a dweeb.

 

Kind of like a line check airmen at Via. I don't know what you heard, but I met him, he's one of the coolest guys I ever met. Plus, I heard he's getting laid all the time!

 

Ha! Yeah, I hear he wears his uniform to kids soccer games and calls himself Whip Whitaker to get tail from the lonely soccer moms.

 

Whatever works.

 

So how about that Mr Scab, and his 100% fail rate on the 727?

 

Were you one poor puppies that is a member of the this so called “100% Failure Club”? How many picket lines have your walked? You were too young for the CAL and UAL strikes in the ‘80s. Certainly you could have had a CPL when EAL went pilots walked out. Was it Spirit or Amerijet? That said Garbage Man... if you want to slag people... go ahead, but with substance and without labels.

 

I've haven't been here that long and am on the CRJ side so I'm not sure about the 727 pass rate. I can tell you on the CRJ side everyone in the first class made it through. The company was fine with giving people extra sim sessions if they needed them, which I don't think anyone did this time around.
So far it's been a great place to work, and OPS and management have been really supportive of us tasked with getting the CRJ program up and running.
We're running a class in March I believe so if you have any questions pm me.