Sierra-Hotel
Wannabe Throttle Jockey
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2002
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- 44
Hey everyone,
It's time for another I need help thread (don't we all love these!:laugh: ). My name is Jason and I need some help in looking for a flight school that will work for myself and my needs. I was planning on heading to the MAPD program in the fall of 07, but after talking with a current line pilot at Mesa this might not be in my best interest as by the time I finish the program and hopefully get hired,they will be going into contract negoiations and from what I hear it will get quite nasty.
So I'm back at square one and at the advice of that same Mesa pilot I'm posting here to see if I can get some ideas on programs that might work out for me. I'm looking for a program in which I can get my ratings and hours alongside getting at least my associates degree. My plan is to work on my BS though a distance learning program while at the regional level. And while this might seem like blasphamy here.....I really don't want to instruct. Now before the fire and brimstone come down and I get labeled another SJS kid, let me explain. I don't think I would be a good instructer as I do some training at my current job as a school bus driver. I tend to get irritated when people don't grasp things as quick as I think they should and plus since I'm starting not to like my job...I'm quite certain it's coming though to my trainees. To date I've had 4 quit and made 1 cry. Maybe I would be better as a flight instructer because I'll be doing something that I like but I rather not take the chance of destroying someone's dream.
So there it is all laid out. Hopefully you guys and girls can give me some good ideas and I can finally get started....because one way or another come June 16 I say goodbye to the big yellow bus. Feel free to post here, send a PM or email me.
Thanks in Advance
Jason Legister
It's time for another I need help thread (don't we all love these!:laugh: ). My name is Jason and I need some help in looking for a flight school that will work for myself and my needs. I was planning on heading to the MAPD program in the fall of 07, but after talking with a current line pilot at Mesa this might not be in my best interest as by the time I finish the program and hopefully get hired,they will be going into contract negoiations and from what I hear it will get quite nasty.
So I'm back at square one and at the advice of that same Mesa pilot I'm posting here to see if I can get some ideas on programs that might work out for me. I'm looking for a program in which I can get my ratings and hours alongside getting at least my associates degree. My plan is to work on my BS though a distance learning program while at the regional level. And while this might seem like blasphamy here.....I really don't want to instruct. Now before the fire and brimstone come down and I get labeled another SJS kid, let me explain. I don't think I would be a good instructer as I do some training at my current job as a school bus driver. I tend to get irritated when people don't grasp things as quick as I think they should and plus since I'm starting not to like my job...I'm quite certain it's coming though to my trainees. To date I've had 4 quit and made 1 cry. Maybe I would be better as a flight instructer because I'll be doing something that I like but I rather not take the chance of destroying someone's dream.
So there it is all laid out. Hopefully you guys and girls can give me some good ideas and I can finally get started....because one way or another come June 16 I say goodbye to the big yellow bus. Feel free to post here, send a PM or email me.
Thanks in Advance
Jason Legister