Air Inc- Waist of money?

[CA1900]

It's amazing they didn't crash more airplanes back then ...

Not to state the obvious, but they did crash more airplanes back then.

 

[dojetdriver]

Not to state the obvious, but they did crash more airplanes back then.

Sorry, you are right. Faulty logic on my part typed in haste. But do you think it had to do with the fact that they didn't go to college?

 

[Falconjet]

Yes, absolutely.

FJ

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Yes, absolutely.

FJ

What about different FAR's
No NTSB or accident safety board
No EGPWS
Round Motors
The Jet Age
Windshear training
etc...

 

[Falconjet]

Come on Rez, I just gave a definitive answer to the debate on the college degree thing so we could all move on to other topics. Had it all put to bed and done with.

Now you go and throw more variables into the mix and people are going to continue to beat this dead horse!

FJ

 

[kansas]

As far as AirInc – it has worked for some but for some people if hasn’t – it’s all about your attitude, your timing, but you’ll also need some luck. I’d also recommend a slightly unusual approach – the last job fair I went to was a women-in-aviation seminar. I’m a white guy, but I figured why not? Well, I’ve been to several AirInc job fairs but personally I think this is much better. I think so for numerous reasons but mainly because you’ll have more time available to you when talking to the recruiters - the line behind you just isn’t that long. Oh, and it worked – 2 weeks later I interviewed and got the job! Good luck to you!

Ditto on the WAI. Their membership is cheap, and their conference is muy bueno, also much better than an AIR, Inc. in my opinion. Believe it or not, being a guy at WAI doesn't seem to faze any of the recruiters...in fact, it's probably one of the few times in aviation where you'll actually be more likely to be REMEMBERED for being male. Not that they think you're weird/perverted for going...after all, Chuck Yeager is one of the many male members. LOTS of opportunities not only to go and shake hands, but also to go to the social events/dinners that are at WAI, where you never know who you're going to run into...

 

[B737Dvr]

ooopppsssssss!!!!!

It should be "to", not "too".

Damn Vingus, if you are going to frown on someone's spelling, then be d*mn sure you get yours right!!!

busted!!!!!!!!!
D**sh*T

 

[Skaff]

Thanks for the help.

 

[⌐ FLYER]

"Their membership is cheap"

I actually went without joining, just paid for the seminar itself. Good luck either way.

Btw. next conference is in Feb in Orlando. www.wai.org

 

[pilotyip]

Money Belts

Is waist of money the same as Money Belt? All kidding aside, Air Inc is something you should do at least once. Particularly a military coming into the civilian market.

 

[sleeves]

I would favor those with degrees but I don't think one who has achieved that will make a better monkey button pusher

Button pushing is a small part of this job. I like to say that we have a job that is easy to do poorly. It is easy to not study the weather before departure (or have any knowledge on how weather systems work) and trust the dispatcher. You can sit back and read the paper and never check your fuel, winds, engine gages, or follow your flight plan as your flight progresses. There are lots of things that can be done on a flight that probably will not make any difference that time, and nobody will know if you did them or not. Maybe that is why a degree is good to have. It shows that I can do well in that art history class I took even though I had no interest in doing it. Aviation can be terribly unforgiving.

 

[plattsburgher]

This is the perfect example of why pilots these days are not considered professionals. This guy can't spell worth a dime (he made this same mistake twice). Dude, did you almost flunk out of high school, skip college, then have daddy pay for your flight academy?

And you wonder why some airlines consider a college degree "highly perferred". Too weed out saps like this!

Please educate yourself.

Ewe knead two ewes spellcheck weather oar knot yew no four sure.

 

[Frap]

Spell check isn't gonna flag a properly spelled word used improperly.

 

[pilotyip]

I am living proof that a couple of coolege degrees have nothing to do wiht spleeing ability. Just like a college degree has nothing to do with flying an airplane.

 

[Nindiri]

Bad Spellers of the World, UNTIE!!!!