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06-07-2011, 08:44 AM

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BUT if your a chick nothing would surprise me... the industry seems fascinated with giving women/minorities a leg up.

Save up for a trip to Bangkok. You can be a woman and a super minority!

06-07-2011, 09:56 AM

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A buddy just got hired at colgan with 3 failures.. I think he just started training. Didnt hear a peep from anyone else I dont think. Go figure.

Well, I certainly wish your friend the best here but he might want to speak to the director of training and clarify that they are aware of those failures. There was a guy in the class right before mine who got fired the day before he was going to start IOE before he had 3 failures and only disclosed 2. According to his instructors he was a great pilot. They were very clear to us on our first day: fess up now because if you lie and the PRIA comes back different it's mandatory termination. I think 2 is the max. I had a friend walked out of the interview because he had 3.

06-07-2011, 12:22 PM

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A buddy just got hired at colgan with 3 failures.. I think he just started training. Didnt hear a peep from anyone else I dont think. Go figure.

Thats false my man. Also, Colgan doesn't do the hiring anymore. Its Mesaba and candidates have to be approved by Pinnacle. More than X-amount of Failed rides is termination once PRIA comes back

06-07-2011, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Luv2Rotate

Thats false my man. Also, Colgan doesn't do the hiring anymore. Its Mesaba and candidates have to be approved by Pinnacle. More than X-amount of Failed rides is termination once PRIA comes back

excuse me... eh em. Mesaba I guess it is now. Like I said.. he just started training down in Memphis. I talked to him the other day. Unless he is just flat out lying to me, which I doubt, than he is there. If he didnt disclose his failures than I guess thats his own problem... I told him to fess up on everything and he said he did. I thought it was a little funny myself, I went to the Colgan interview last year and they sent a bunch of folks home with 2 failures; but hey I guess there are exceptions.

Dont everyone get their panties in a wad. I was just trying to perk up the folks that have 3 failures and not to give up hope. Keep trying if thats what you want. I had to work extremely hard to get to where I am. It will pay off if you dont give up.

06-07-2011, 04:59 PM

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I was just trying to perk up the folks that have 3 failures and not to give up hope. Keep trying if thats what you want. I had to work extremely hard to get to where I am. It will pay off if you dont give up.

Thank you

06-07-2011, 05:31 PM

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Keep on trying. The spotlight on checkride failures is powered by ignorance of the media and legal departments. It's truly disappointing that regional airlines couldn't come up with real methods of screening applicants based on past performance (not all checkride busts are created equal). I still can't believe that certain 141 schools are failure-free (for the most part).

I'm certainly not saying that notices of disapproval are "OK." I'm just saddened that failures in one's formative years somehow scars them for life. Add the utter inconsistency in checking seen at the GA level and you have an invalid gauge of someone's performance.

06-07-2011, 05:56 PM

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Thank you

sure thing. I had my medical taken away. So I know the pain of a dream slipping away. Took four years of fighting the FAA to set things straight. I had people telling me to give up and do something else and that I would never fly again. Well... I now hold a first class with no restrictions. Don't let anyone tell you that you cant do something. There are ways to get what you want. You may just have to take another route.. keep instructing, maybe get into the 135 world.. establish a track record of passing checkrides and you will be fine.

Good luck!

06-07-2011, 06:06 PM

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Pinnacle hired a buddy of mine recently who had 3 failed rides. But he had significant amount of flight time.

Republic hired someone with 4 failed rides but he had more than 5000tt.

Having more than 2 failed rides is not good but its not end of the world.

06-07-2011, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FSUpilot

I had people telling me to give up and do something else and that I would never fly again. Well... I now hold a first class with no restrictions. Don't let anyone tell you that you cant do something. There are ways to get what you want. You may just have to take another route.. keep instructing, maybe get into the 135 world.. establish a track record of passing checkrides and you will be fine.

You are inspiring and these are words to live by.

Most people give up on their dream and then blame others.