BS in Aeronautics or Flight School?
#51
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It would be pointless, as going to "aerogard" wouldn't get you any closer to a chinese job. They cater to chinese students, sponsored by chinese airlines; going to the school won't give you an "in" or any advantage, or will it make you chinese...which is what you'd need to be to have a part of those slave-like 99 year sell-your-life contracts that the chinese students have. You'd just be another US student, not subject to the policies, rules, or regulations that apply to the chinese students.
The place is a certificate mill, with many students failing each of their checkrides multiple times until finally passed. It's a safe bet that many of those completing the training at Deer Valley will never fly for the airlines; they're sent over to get their FAA certificates, but it doesn't mean that they'll be considered safe or good enough to operate for the airlines, and regardless of whether the airline ends up using them for pilot services, the airline owns their life for 99 years. They can go home to be a hangar sweeper or whatever else the airline wishes to do with them....and there are a LOT of them that go home absolutely incompetent as pilots.
Transpac was purchased, the name changed to aerogard (I believe Skywest bought them), and most of the staff fired, including those who had been with the school for a long time, through various ownership changes. Even the secretaries.
Your comments suggest that you think you'll need to have several hundred thousand dollars worth of flying, paid out of pocket, to get to hiring minimums. It doesn't work like this. You get your pilot certification out of the way and go to work to gain your hours...most do it flight instructing.
The place is a certificate mill, with many students failing each of their checkrides multiple times until finally passed. It's a safe bet that many of those completing the training at Deer Valley will never fly for the airlines; they're sent over to get their FAA certificates, but it doesn't mean that they'll be considered safe or good enough to operate for the airlines, and regardless of whether the airline ends up using them for pilot services, the airline owns their life for 99 years. They can go home to be a hangar sweeper or whatever else the airline wishes to do with them....and there are a LOT of them that go home absolutely incompetent as pilots.
Transpac was purchased, the name changed to aerogard (I believe Skywest bought them), and most of the staff fired, including those who had been with the school for a long time, through various ownership changes. Even the secretaries.
Your comments suggest that you think you'll need to have several hundred thousand dollars worth of flying, paid out of pocket, to get to hiring minimums. It doesn't work like this. You get your pilot certification out of the way and go to work to gain your hours...most do it flight instructing.
#53
Also, I agree that you can probably find a cheaper flight school. Any flight can offer you training where you are pressured to fly five days a week whether you are ready or not. I recommend you fly two or three times a week, unless you feel you can handle more. A Part 61 school will give you this option whereas a Part 141 school will not. And at a cheaper price.
And you want to work in Communist China? Please read these articles.
China detains Interpol chief for bribery
http://www.fcpablog.com/blog/2018/10...r-bribery.html
China’s detention of ex-Interpol chief highlights the arrogance of its anti-corruption investigators
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopo...-arrogance-its
China detains Interpol chief as security clampdown widens
"Even by China's standards it was an audacious move..."
https://www.afr.com/news/world/asia/...0181008-h16cji
Ex-Interpol leader's wife: "Everybody in China is at risk"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-det...133246372.html
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Last edited by PT6 Flyer; 10-21-2018 at 03:17 AM.
#54
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From what many online sources say they're referring to USD
https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/new...gn-pilots-pay/
https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/new...gn-pilots-pay/
#55
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Based on the information that I read on other forum's Xiamen Captains make $300/hour, get 48 hours of rest for every 4 days of flights, the majority of flights are domestic with some international flights within southern Asian neighboring countries and because of Xiamen higher flight fairs the hotel's accommodations are 4-5 star.
I don't want to sound like I'm promoting them but this is what I've read from different sources. I couldn't find much information about FO's except their starting salaries.
I don't want to sound like I'm promoting them but this is what I've read from different sources. I couldn't find much information about FO's except their starting salaries.
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