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07-11-2007 | 02:17 PM
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It looks best for the balance sheets of the companies offering it. Waste of time and money. If you need "extra help" then you aren't ready for the job.
07-11-2007 | 02:23 PM
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From: RC-3 Seabee. Skipper of the A21 cutter.
I agree with you thst it's a waste of money, but at the university it might be a bit cheaper. However, what is going to prepare him? CFIing wont prepare you for 121 or a CRJ. He'll get all the help he needs when he gets his first job.
07-11-2007 | 03:09 PM
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My roommate took one of the CRJ/Jet transition courses in college...he said the major benefit was learning to operate in a crew environment vs. the single pilot environment we all started with. It also helped with systems.
The thing with airline training and procedures is, though many airlines may fly the same airplane, they all may have different procedures/flows/callouts/etc...that you will still need to learn. Even with a CRJ course, airline training is still a major untertaking that needs a LOT of study.
The thing with airline training and procedures is, though many airlines may fly the same airplane, they all may have different procedures/flows/callouts/etc...that you will still need to learn. Even with a CRJ course, airline training is still a major untertaking that needs a LOT of study.
07-11-2007 | 03:31 PM
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That is my personal belief as well. I don't feel like CFIing will help me out a whole lot for the 121 world, so hopefully I get some bites when I send out some apps in a few months.
07-11-2007 | 03:32 PM
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Learning how to study systems of the various aircraft you fly before landing a job carrying pax will help you in airline training. How did thousands and thousands of CFI or other GA experienced pilots ever get through their first 121 ground school over the past decades without a CRJ or other entry aircraft prep course? Experience, hard work, and studying.
07-11-2007 | 03:44 PM
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From: RC-3 Seabee. Skipper of the A21 cutter.
Learning how to study systems of the various aircraft you fly before landing a job carrying pax will help you in airline training. How did thousands and thousands of CFI or other GA experienced pilots ever get through their first 121 ground school over the past decades without a CRJ or other entry aircraft prep course? Experience, hard work, and studying.
07-11-2007 | 03:46 PM
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From: RC-3 Seabee. Skipper of the A21 cutter.
Dont worry, you'll get plenty of bites. The pilot shortage is just going to get worse so you wont have a problem. Plenty of guys at both regional and legacy that dont have CFI.
07-11-2007 | 03:48 PM
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The most complex aircraft the average CFI will fly might be a Baron or Comanche. The systems on those A/C's don't compare to an RJ. 10,000 hours in a comanche wont prepare you for the 121 environment or the RJ systems. I agree there might be a pich of similarity but as I browse through the 727 manual here, I can't see anyway to prepare for such a plane before actually getting the job and going through the training. The training at most carriers is absolutely top notch and is more than sufficient if one can graduate from the class. The remaining experience falls on top of the training when flying the line. But you said it right; hard work and studying!
07-11-2007 | 03:50 PM
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that is good to hear...however, I will pretty much be at the average of the graduates of my university as far as hours go......250 and 50...so that will be my only problem
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