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07-16-2014, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by spaaks

What's going on at lakes, do they still have 60 ish pilots on property? Have there been any new hires there? Current guy-How long do you think until they close the doors?

Not a Laker, but I did hear them doing some flight training near Denver last week, so there must be new hires.

07-16-2014, 02:48 PM

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Also, whoever is there... Are you blind to the writing on the wall and do you also enjoy holding the bar down as low as possible for as long as possible?

Honestly, why is ANYONE still there?

07-16-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by aviatorhi

Also, whoever is there... Are you blind to the writing on the wall and do you also enjoy holding the bar down as low as possible for as long as possible?

Honestly, why is ANYONE still there?

starry eyed CFIs getting shiny turboprop syndrome

07-16-2014, 03:41 PM

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Looking at ALL-ATP's website, there are some grads that have recently gone to Lakes.

07-16-2014, 03:43 PM

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Looking at ALL-ATP's website, there are some grads that have recently gone to Lakes.

I think I'd rather work at Lakes than be slave labor for ATP.

07-16-2014, 05:18 PM

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Looking at ALL-ATP's website, there are some grads that have recently gone to Lakes.

That's a huge pay raise and QOL increase.

07-16-2014, 06:17 PM

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Also, whoever is there... Are you blind to the writing on the wall and do you also enjoy holding the bar down as low as possible for as long as possible?

Honestly, why is ANYONE still there?

A friend of mine suggested it would be a pretty good alternative to instructing until 1500 hours. I think he's right actually, you'd make more than an ATP instructor.

07-16-2014, 08:22 PM

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I know two guys who went to Lakes in the last couple of months. One is a foreigner exercising the 12 month Optional Practical Training part after his F1 visa before he heads back to his native country (unless some American girl marries him and gets him a green card first), and the other guy has absolutely no desire to instruct.

07-16-2014, 10:54 PM

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Did they make it through the training? Apparently even in the dire straights that they are, lakes is still up to their old BS washing out half or more of each class

07-17-2014, 12:18 AM

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These days you can get the 1500 hours any way, unless you're a career criminal your first regional will not care as long as you fog a mirror. Go to Alaska, drop divers, tow banners, patrol pipelines, do survey work, make quadruple what you do at lakes, put a bit away for the first year or two at your regional. But by all means do not go to Lakes or get caught up in the few PFT schemes still around.

If that's not good enough and you really need to fly something "shiny" go fly DA20s full of car parts.