Training Environment
05-14-2007, 07:39 AM
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TSA is pretty tough. My class only had about 50% make it through. I heard though that some of the recent classes are having better luck though...maybe standards were lowered, I don't know. It was pretty much a sink or swim environment when I went through.
05-14-2007, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by MBM1
Would you guys/gals tell me about the training environment and different stages in the Regional’s I hear it’s different for each Airline… any truth to that. 
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05-14-2007, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by mregan
Great article Captchris......thank you. How difficult was the training at AWAC?? Were the instructors helpful????
That article says it all though---attitude is everything. Good attitude=no problems...The only think you really need to be able to do is fly in the IFR system, the rest will come to you! Good luck this weekend!
05-15-2007, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by AV8ER
TSA is pretty tough. My class only had about 50% make it through. I heard though that some of the recent classes are having better luck though...maybe standards were lowered, I don't know. It was pretty much a sink or swim environment when I went through.
05-15-2007, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
This is NOT typical, although a very few training programs are notorious for this sort of thing (mesa dash-8 for example). Most programs that hire relatively experienced pilots have a 10% wash rate. I understand that this increases somewhat with low-time new hires, but nothing like 50%.
I second that.... AWAC's washout rate is more like 2%. I think XJT has an excellent training dept. from what I've heard as well.
05-15-2007, 02:48 PM
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yeh, the december tsa class had some issues with that 50% washout rate, kinda crazy. Typical around TSA used to be below 10% from what i've been told, my class was 15%, and i've seen it bounce from 15-30 everyonce in a while. They do have a tougher program than most, and it's much more "sink, or swim" which leads to a question of why put up with it given the reward you get...find somewhere better to go.
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