Grrrr |
12-11-2013 06:34 AM |
As a former student and instructor at ATP I would strongly suggest it to someone in your situation. I began the ATP 150 day fast track within a month of finishing grad school and have zero regrets. The program is tough and it is not for everyone as I saw many many people wash out before completion or have to spend extra money to get to the end. However if you're a person who can buckle down for 3 months, study everyday, show up prepared for every flight, and pick up information the first time around instead of having be shown a stall 4 times before you are able to perform one partially correct on your own (yes, I had those students) then I believe it is the way to go. The people who typically struggled were the students who expected to be given 4 hours of ground everyday instead of studying as well as some who just couldn't cut it. It was usually the 18 or 19 year-olds with zero or very little college experience who never learned how to be a good student, or the older students who just needed extra time to pick up the flying.
Working for them was a bit of a different story. The pay was bad, hours were awful, and the constant time crunch burned me out pretty quickly. However I will say that I am at a different job now still time building toward 1500 and my logbook is much more attractive than most coworkers. I have all of the ATP requirements with the exception of 1500. I know many people from other schools with far less than 500 XC and less than 50 ME who spent much much more money than I did. Both Raleigh and Charlotte locations are very nice from what I have heard. I have been to the Charlotte location and known people from Raleigh, have heard nothing but good things and when I worked there there was a waiting list for both locations so there were no new instructors there, all had months of experience. That was very winded, PM me if you have anymore questions.
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