Delta Connection Academy...THOUGHTS????

[mnixon]

So, based on #1, #4 and #7 DCA didn't work for you. You didn't get the regional FO job they promised to 97% of everyone... Did you even get an interview? According to your profile as a "cargo junkie"...that's not part of the DCA plan, eh?

Any students reading this thread should consider the thesis that DCA doesn't work as proven. Save your money and consider alternative routes. Worked for me and apparently mnixon as well... Sorry about the NY thing. Tennessee is a fine state. Spent much time there myself. Memphis rocks for BBQ and jazz...

I work for a company that has an agreement with DCA. Look it up its not that hard. So there goes that argument. As for the comments about accomplishments outside of DCA, I was referring to the three winters I spent as a lineman in Chicago to pay for my training. Very few people instruct for a career. So yes I am glad I have gone to the next step of my career so that argument is dead in the water too. Sorry to burst your bubble again. Anymore poo you would like to fling? So far your 0 for 12 in trying to make me look like an ass. I am curious as to why I am the only one special enough to get called by name and not initials. Wait don't tell me. It's my crap don't stink attitude? And congratulations on getting laid. You deserve it. You've put in a lot of hard work trying to make me look bad.

 

[mnixon]

What's a "shoot"? :laugh:

Dude, learn how to type. It will really help you when using the FMS...if you ever get there...

Type the curse word for a bowel movement and see what the websites filter/mods give you captain.

 

[mnixon]

You must realize that it's not about whether or not YOU think you're an ass... It's what other people think. Not just me, but others. I have many PM's here in agreement with me. But, yo mamma always said to not care about what other people think, right? Karma, dude...

Where does the 0 in 12 come from? I've only made 10 posts.:laugh:

Lets see em! I am a firm believer in karma.
Mom said a lot of things but she never said that. She did say that there are a lot idiots in the world that will try to bring you down to bring themselves up though. Guess she was right after all. Poop isn't an effective word. That's why. I cannot believe I am having this conversation with you.

 

[mnixon]

I pm'ed ya my # if you would like to talk more about this. Id like to know why you never peeped a word of this to my face.

 

[mnixon]

And what about those pm's with everyone agreeing with you?

 

[mnixon]

630 is west chicago and i know what a pm is. I wanna see your comrades agreeing wíth you about how im an ass cuz i think your full of crap. And let us not forget you never said a word to me, just to the student.

 

[mnixon]

Actually i just got engaged, try again

 

[mnixon]

The way your brain works scares me.

 

[mnixon]

Oh, I don't think so. I was completely vocal about that. I DID talk to the student first and then dealt with you in OPS. All I got from you was...the party line. You're the big bad ass DCA instructor (as was I) and you can do whatever you want in your airplane. Doesn't matter that you were, "um", friendly with that little smokey female student. Aside from the unsafe flight practices, I say you were wrong. Spit on the plane, in the plane, on yourself, on the tarmac, ...it's all the same, right? Ya should have done it to DCA management as well...

Rationalize much Napoleon?

 

[mnixon]

Dude, you were frickin' engaged when I was there. Wasn't the Paris trip a "celebration" or something to that effect? Or, is this a different girl Mr. pimp stick? imp:

Nope same girl 9 years

 

[mnixon]

Um, okay Hitler...or is that Mussolini...

Stalin actually

 

[mnixon]

Gotta work tonight its been fun little buddy. CYA

 

[LSU Fan]

I don't work for DCA anymore you tool. You act like people that don't fly glass cockpit airplanes are lower than dirt. Well wrong again. There are plenty of us that don't(me and nixon) that are just fine where we are and both of us are flying props. Oh, I almost forgot, sorry about the typos but I just got done flying 8 hours for the day and was a little tired. But hey, I guess it gave you something to try to humiliate me since you have nothing else. If you actually had a brain and read my previous post, you would have seen that I actually agreed with you that DCA is a terrible place. I don't post much, but if you research my history you will see the only time I really post is to warn others away from DCA. All I was trying to say is that why single out nixon because he dipped in the plane once? Trust me, many more people were responsible for your unpleasant experience. Don't forget, ultimately YOU made the decision to go there in the first place. Quit whining about the empty promises. Lots of us were lied to and you don't see us bashing you. So why don't you quit bashing people who aren't even there anymore, place the blame where it really belongs, and take a more constructive stance on keeping people away from there. Get over it and get a life. BTW, next time you try to call me out, you ought to have a little more to go on than my typing skills. Sorry, I am a pilot not a secretary.

 

[mnixon]

1. Don't talk about my relationship with my girl. That's the one thing that is off limits. Call me an assclown, I don't care, but stay away from that.
2. Don't EVER insinuate that another pilot might drink before he flies! EVER!
3. I will never be in your cockpit. I'll drop the trip if I have too. Actually on second thought, I will fly with you just to see you squirm, when the sudden realization that I am within arms reach and you remember all the things you have said about me on this board. I smell poopy pants.
4. If you are such an advanced aviator now in the worlds of glass, why did you even come to DCA in the first place?
5. If dipping really offends you that much, you need to get a life. You must be a joy to fly with. Truly.
6. I'd still like to see the PM's from all these people saying they hate me, and that you're god.
7. Who and what do you fly now, now that you have broken the surly bonds of the evil wizard factory DCA?

The balls in your court Mr. Davitt, just answer the questions.

 

[SMOE]

This was a really great thread on how much DCA sucks until you two girls decided to hijack the thread. Why don't you get a hotel room? I'm unsubscribing...

 

[Metro752]

since when is insulting someones "momma" or "woman" off limits? Who cares! ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK!

 

[mnixon]

Because attacking someone's woman is very different from juvenile "yo mamma so fat..." jokes.

Very true.

 

[bloodwashed]

Also another bad thing that they demonstrated was something along the lines of "our school is the best, and other schools don't do it right...we do" which seemed like a bad attitude from the start because I currently attend Western Michigan University for flight science and I am very satisfied and fullfilled by most of my lessons there.

I got that same attitude during the tour.
http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=37609

 

[mnixon]

Phat!

 

[mnixon]

Don't know about the no accidents, but the two JAA guys came back 2 hours after the incident, with a clean bill of health from the doc. Precautionary check out.

 

[pgcfii2002]

Damn this thread has gotten big......

 

[mddg3581]

I recently graduated from DCA in August 05'. I started with 0 time and finished around 275 hours with my CFI-I. I personally had a great experience while I was there. The instructors were for the most part very knowledgeable and everyone was willing to help at all times. I think it really matters for each individual what they want to get out of the program. If you are dedicated and have a positive attitude things should go quite smoothly.
- I actually spent about 75K while I was ther for the program..not including living expenses. Its a pretty penny and it goes quick but I would do it all over again the exact same way. When I finished I was offered a job interview to instruct and was hired. I ultimately got a job at the Pontiac airport instructing and opted to not instruct for DCA. True you only get 10 per hour but I think it would have not been bad to instruct there. They have about 5-6 campuses nationally so you really get your pick alot of the time now which can drastically reduce your wait period between finishing training and starting to instruct. Like I said though, if your attitude is good and you worked hard the job interview seems to be a formality in instructing there because they are already aware of who you are and how you did. As far as the regional airline interview I think about 90% of the instructors get a job pretty easily after leaving the school. The name really does carry weight with the companies that interview Delta students. Most of my classmates are instructing for DCA now either in Sanford or another campus and seem to enjoy it. If you have some more in depth questions Id be glad to chat some more. Good luck on your decision. Oh yeah,, I checked out about 4 other schools as well but decided on DCA. (ATP, Flight Safety, American Flyers)

 

[de727ups]

"When I finished I was offered a job interview to instruct and was hired. I ultimately got a job at the Pontiac airport instructing and opted to not instruct for DCA."

Why? You don't think the guaranteed interivew is all that important? Or was it the $10/hr CFI pay?

 

[mddg3581]

Well, the job I took pays more than 2x an hour what DCA offers plus full benefits. The comppany also has a corporate side which takes its instructors so i was able to find soemthing much like DCA with a corporate side to things. Very true that many of the regionals are unstable so which one do you pick?? I decided with this opportunity maybe I would try corporate first. The flip side to DCA instructing is the pay which makes living tough. Being that Im from MI I can live focheaper with family which helps. The bottom line regardless of which route you take though is that when all is said and done you are going to be a flight instructor and are going to have to pay your dues as a broke ass to the industry. I realize its going to be quite a while before any financial rewards are made in this industry for us right? Besides.. we fly because it is a passion, not because we think we are going to be rich..hopefully

 

[de727ups]

"Well, the job I took pays more than 2x an hour what DCA offers plus full benefits."

Would you have got this job had you had spent half the money you did at DCA and trained at a smaller school? Or do they only hire DCA guys?

 

[mddg3581]

What pissed you off so much about DCA?

 

[mddg3581]

Every instructor I know of at my company attended Western, UND, Riddle, ATP... I will say they are all good programs from the sounds of it. I checked out the Florida schools and decided on DCA. I was kind of torn between that and Flight Safety though. I personally do not think the money I spent had much too do with my hiring besides indirectly the money got hte training done. I am very pleased to have obtained everything though in the condensed time period.

 

[SBD]

My .02 cents. DCA is way too expensive. Just with every flight school there are positives and negatives. You can get quality training almost anywhere. It is up to you to put the effort in. My advice to anyone thinking of attending DCA do your research! If you are planning to attend and do not have a 4 year degree, go to a state school or local university (that is not overpriced) and get yourself a degree (something non-aviation related). You always must have a back-up plan. One can find flight training anywhere. Most of the instructors that I work with are great individuals. Management doesn't seem to have it all together. They will take a 18 year old kid, his dreams and money and run with it as far as they can. The funny thing is that anyone can sign up for their program, but in reality many of them do not belong in that environment (part 141). It is very fast paced. Good training yes, if you put the effort in. Bad management, well that speaks for itself.

 

[cezzna]

I went to DCA in 93 and it sounds like they still have the same planes. I can't believe how much it costs now. I was in and out in 7 months finishing private through the MEI all for around 25k which includes housing. During training they came out with PFT and I said see ya. I wouldn't recommend going there now from what I hear. I wouldn't recommend aviation period.

 

[mddg3581]

Aviation is a tough decision these days. It would have been nice too finish DCA soemwhere close to that which is no longer a reality there. Part of the new student contracts include Bridge training at the end of your instruction period which includes a good amount of sim training in the crj and a ground school which does greatly prepare the instructors for their interviews. Its "free" but built in to the cost somewhere but it is nice too be able to get that extra trainig before interviewing