I heard that training departments get ratings from somewhere... not sure who does the ratings or what the ratings are based on, but I heard that AE and ASA were the top two. I've heard the CRJ course at ASA is very good, they will make sure you get through if you have a good attitude, and I know from experience that the ATR training department is (or was? how sad) outstanding.

 

What a subjective thread. I mean this is like asking whch is the best plane to fly or what is the best car to drive.

I think xyz airline has the best training department because it is the only one I know but I like them cause I received a type rating

 

Colgan's was ok... RAH, well sucked in some ways. RAH has FSI people teaching INDOC who do 10 other INDOCS and constantly miss information. We had a new guy teaching our systems and he was awful. Flame away!!!

 

Mesa CRJ was 10 times better than CHQ CRJ.

 

CAPE AIR

How can you go wrong single pilot IFR in the worst wx in the country.

 

I was really impressed with Comair's training... all instructors seemed knowledgeable and it was clear they would make themselves available for extra time if you thought you needed it. In fact, they had an instructor scheduled to come in every Saturday for a few hours in case anyone came up with questions after the regular ground school week.

 

Ya, Ill second the above post about PSA. week 1 is indoc of course as a class. You get to pick your partner for training and together you work daily at your own pace and whenever you want on computer based systems training which in my opinion was sufficient if you actually watched the videos and took notes instead of trying to hurry through them. Once a day for 4 hours you get with your partner and 1 instructor...yes 2 students to 1 instructor and fly the computer simulator and run checklists, procedures, flows, QRH stuff and so on. When you get to the sim your already comfortable with the setup and know where everything is. One nice thing about the training department is that it is connected to the hotel you stay at while in training although the hotel isnt the greatest.

 

That's easy.

Airplane = Cessna 152 Aerobat

Car = 1974 Datsun 260Z

 

I imagine most pilots hired at a regional in the last few years probably can't accurately compare... But ask anyone who was hired by an airline around 9/11 and they can probably give you some good comparisons (because they've been unlucky enough to train at more than a few airlines)... For me, I've been through 5 major training cycles at 3 airlines in 7 years...

I've gone through 3 major training cycles at XJT: Initial & Upgrade ERJ training were both fantastic. It is done completely in-house and they truly have ERJ training down to a science. They have 3 of their own Sims, and they download actual aircraft data into them to make them fly more realistically. They put you in a cabin trainer filled with smoke and you are part of a simulated aircraft evacuation being led by a Flight Attendant trainer, which is a huge eye-opener. CRM training is thorough and relevant. The Instructors are organized, knowledgeable and helpful. All in all, an excellent training program. (But God help you if they are slammed with new hires and you get put down at the Flight Safety Sims at Hobby and get "Number 2"... For a full year, I believed the actual aircraft would roll inverted if you lost an engine on takeoff...)

The other was pre-9/11 - Initial ATR, which XJT no longer has - but the Sims were completely outsourced to Flight Safety and I found that to be barely adequate and disjointed because their Instructors weren't intimately familiar with XJT procedures. (I've heard similar complaints from CHQ crews, whose entire training course is outsourced to FSI.)

I went through Initial B1900 training at CommutAir and found it to be adequate. The instructors were knowledgeable and friendly, but I found it to be not as thorough as I would have preferred.

I'm currently in DAL MD-88 Initial and so far it's been excellent. They also put you in a smoke filled cabin trainer evac with a F/A trainer. Most of your instruction is done 2 on 1 (2 students with 1 Instructor). I'd say the only thing I've noticed so far is that they give you a lot of books and paperwork to study (which is done at home) with not enough guidance on what to concentrate on.

Hopefully some more unfortunate souls who have been through more than one airline in the last few years will also chime in.

 

I have nothing bad to say about my USAF pilot training. They do a alright job.