I'm trying to get back to my hometown. Not looking to leave for a little while.

 

Dont you have a 24 month contract?

 

Ya but I can buy it out.

 

So you're already thinking of leaving Silver?

 

Your point?

 

Just a question. I thought you loved the place.

 

You would actually pay? I guess there really is a sucker born every minute.

I'm pretty sure if you told them to get bent they wouldn't bother perusing it. Even if they did, your a pilot for **** sake. You can't get blood from a turnip.

 

Not all new pilots are broke.

 

We can't say we didn't warn him about the place.

 

I think they would care less than they would otherwise... when I was hired I didn't have any 121 time, though I had two jet type ratings and about 150 hours total in jets. I've had two busts (private and initial CFI because I wanted to save money and did it with the FAA instead of a DPE - long story). That seemed to be the magic number - no more than two total busts.

If I had to guess, this could have come from accidents like the one in Buffalo where the captain had a history of failed checkrides, or it could simply be that they have been tracking the overall performance of people long enough that they think anything more than two is a red flag.

That being said, if you are a successful 121 pilot elsewhere, and want to move to XJT, I certainly wouldn't let more than two busts discourage me from applying, especially if your training record at your current company was flawless.