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Old 08-03-2015, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Flyboyxc91 View Post
Your opinion is that of your own.
Don't confuse opinion with fact. Mine isn't opinion.

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So I'm not sure why you're painting targets.
There's no "target" to be "painted" here. In a review of several hundred graduate students of your program, I was absolutely apalled at the number of endorsements for retests following failures; nearly every applicant had multiple failures, and most applicants had failures for each checkride. Additionally, I found numerous applicants that were unable to complete a takeoff or an approach.

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dude get off the pessimistic train; I understand I'm YOUNG and "haven't been beaten down by the industry yet" professional pilot/instructor or whatever but seriously if all young aviators turned to you they would quit and never fly again if they weren't strong willed.
Did you just say "dude?"

Let's not confuse the truth with pessimism. You don't seem to understand the difference.

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If you wanna go around the pattern more that's fine, I think I'm full stop bingo fuel here.
You really don't know what "bingo fuel" means, do you?
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Old 08-03-2015, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke View Post
Don't confuse opinion with fact. Mine isn't opinion.



There's no "target" to be "painted" here. In a review of several hundred graduate students of your program, I was absolutely apalled at the number of endorsements for retests following failures; nearly every applicant had multiple failures, and most applicants had failures for each checkride. Additionally, I found numerous applicants that were unable to complete a takeoff or an approach.



Did you just say "dude?"

Let's not confuse the truth with pessimism. You don't seem to understand the difference.



You really don't know what "bingo fuel" means, do you?
It was a figure of speech that I don't need to sit here and waste my time talking to you about your opinions. I haven't had an applicant fail on me yet, I just asked my coworker who has been here 8 months if he has and he is 11/13 initial pass.. That's roughly 85% so like I said your opinion is your own and it varies based on instructor etc... If what you said was indeed truth then we wouldn't be able to keep a 141 certificate I'm sure of that. I'm instructing and I enjoy my job here as do most of my colleagues...
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Old 08-03-2015, 02:33 PM
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I work for a competitor of Transpac so I'd hope you choose us not them. Nonetheless, I would guess the FAA would be pretty upset if their first time pass rate was that low. They take pass rates seriously and we have to compile reports for that purpose to keep Part 141 self examining.
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Old 08-03-2015, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Flyboyxc91 View Post
It was a figure of speech that I don't need to sit here and waste my time talking to you about your opinions. I haven't had an applicant fail on me yet, I just asked my coworker who has been here 8 months if he has and he is 11/13 initial pass.. That's roughly 85% so like I said your opinion is your own and it varies based on instructor etc... If what you said was indeed truth then we wouldn't be able to keep a 141 certificate I'm sure of that. I'm instructing and I enjoy my job here as do most of my colleagues...
Flyboy,

By your own admission you state that you're young and your inexperienced enthusiasm reflects it. There's nothing wrong with that and you'll be cured of your lack of knowing as we all were. However as someone who has taught these students I can confirm the facts stated by JohnBurke and GrassLandings. Come back here after you've spent more time and tell us your opinion then. I'd be willing to bet that your perspective will have changed.
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Old 08-03-2015, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kingsnake2 View Post
I work for a competitor of Transpac so I'd hope you choose us not them. Nonetheless, I would guess the FAA would be pretty upset if their first time pass rate was that low. They take pass rates seriously and we have to compile reports for that purpose to keep Part 141 self examining.
Good to see someone putting the "you can't have a 141 certificate" most likely from Burkes failure numbers. Nonetheless this is about being an instructor and being there for your students, do as much as you can for them because in many ways yes it's no secret.. This is a fast program; a fire hose from a fire hose type of deal.

BlueSkies9, I appreciate the words of modest opinion much more so than I previously have received in this thread so far. I'm enjoying it here and the flying is going well, the maintenance here is very good as far as I've seen yet. I'm not sure if you were here in the last few years but we are under new management and they've been very nice so I'll be here foreseeable to 1500TT.
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Old 08-04-2015, 08:31 AM
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Good to see someone putting the "you can't have a 141 certificate" most likely from Burkes failure numbers. Nonetheless this is about being an instructor and being there for your students, do as much as you can for them because in many ways yes it's no secret.. This is a fast program; a fire hose from a fire hose type of deal.

BlueSkies9, I appreciate the words of modest opinion much more so than I previously have received in this thread so far. I'm enjoying it here and the flying is going well, the maintenance here is very good as far as I've seen yet. I'm not sure if you were here in the last few years but we are under new management and they've been very nice so I'll be here foreseeable to 1500TT.
Flyboy, I left back in 1Q of this year. I did NOT like what I saw there and neither did many others who left. Let's discuss some happenings that occurred before you were hired. Did the recruiter tell you that you will eventually be asked to work a day or two without pay? Don't worry, you will. Do you think management will work a day without pay as well? Or do you think they'll receive a big bonus off your back? This company does not care about you or your career. They care about their numbers. You're the tool that makes those numbers happen. Yes, that's true with any company but unpaid work is just plain wrong. I refused to work without pay. Can you? Will you? Do you have the backbone to stand up against such garbage? Or will you simply play along for "the hours?" Don't believe me? Ask some of the guys that have been around there long enough to remember "no pay for work day."

Ever ask yourself why a company that makes millions off foreign contracts still flies beat up airplanes with torn up interiors with tens of thousands of hours on the airframe? Ever think why each of those airplanes are pieced together from parts of other airplanes? Go out and LOOK at the airplanes. You'll find mismatched rudders, ailerons, screws laying around on the ramp. Ever ask yourself why new faces seem to be popping up in the MX hanger? Maybe because they can't keep the people ultimately responsible for your safety around long enough? Or, do you simply show up "for the hours?"

Did you ask the recruiter how many planes have struck fuel trucks on the ramp at KDVT or struck other airplanes at other airports within the past year? Yup, it's happened. And when it does happen, someone in Scottsdale will demand answers.

But hey, "it's for the hours."
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Old 08-04-2015, 12:33 PM
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I am a CFII and MEI and have received several postcards from them trying to entice me to go to work for them. Maybe after I retire in 2 years, I'll take a look at what they have to offer. I currently live west of Phoenix about 20 miles so the commute would be easy
Don't sell yourself short Krudawg, plenty of opportunities out there for independent contractor CFI's. You can make $75+ an hour, fly when and with whom you want and not be slaving away 50 hours a week in retirement...
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My biggest issue is that these students can and will be flying in the US. They will be the cause of the next Asiana 214 (and numerous other examples) because of how they are trained by transpac and places like trans pac. So yeah, I heavily, heavily dislike transpac and sharing the skies over the US with (most) foreign pilots. There I said it. Happy flyboy?

Identify. Verify. Feather. (In that order) Its not rocket science!
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Old 08-04-2015, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GrassLandings View Post
My biggest issue is that these students can and will be flying in the US. They will be the cause of the next Asiana 214 (and numerous other examples) because of how they are trained by transpac and places like trans pac. So yeah, I heavily, heavily dislike transpac and sharing the skies over the US with (most) foreign pilots. There I said it. Happy flyboy?

Identify. Verify. Feather. (In that order) Its not rocket science!
I'm happy, gonna get up and go to work in the morning.. I enjoy it, but I understand your viewpoint and that's fine.
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Old 08-05-2015, 01:28 PM
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I guess this goes to show is that rarely is anything as good as they seem.
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