fogrunner
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What a screwed up industry!!!!
Okay I am all fired up tonight.
Look at these idiots. Paying $36000 plus to go fly for Piedmont or ASA. What a deal go work for a place paying $20 an hour. No wonder there is downward pressure on pilot pay. Hmm let me see. Call daddy get $40000, get an MD90 type rating (that's in big demand, especially with less than a thousand total time) and when I am finished. Ahh yes, go work for a company making $23000.
http://www.erau.edu/capt/careers/index.html
Where is my Barf Bucket!!!!!!!!!!
MEET CAPT CADET KATHRYN ZACKOriginally from Scottsdale, Arizona, Ms. Zack had always dreamed of a career as an airline pilot. After working in loss prevention for a major department store chain, she decided to apply for admission to CAPT.
“I began my training with the understanding that it would be intense. I knew the standards and expectations would be extreme, and I knew I was up to it. In retrospect, I wasn't as prepared as I had originally believed. The obstacles that I encountered and overcame in the early months, such as social interactions and personal fears, were unforeseeable. Conquering these situations has not only made me a stronger person, but ultimately a better pilot.
"There isn't a person in this program, instructor and student alike, that doesn't have a true passion for aviation. We all know why we are here, and we are all focused on achieving the same goal. It is a rare phenomenon to have such talented, intelligent, and determined people involved in the same program.
“Daily life in the CAPT program requires our complete attention. The schedules change from week to week and there is always quite a lot going on at one time. A usual day consists of three to four hours of class followed by five to six hours at the flight line with some lunch time worked in. Afterwards, I’ll grab some dinner and study for the next day. My typical day ends around midnight and begins again at six o’clock in the morning.
“I have had the good fortune to receive instruction from a majority of the instructors in the CAPT program, and I have come to two main conclusions. Not only is the quality of instruction unlike anything I've experienced, but I have never had the honor of being a part of a better group of people."
Okay I am all fired up tonight.
Look at these idiots. Paying $36000 plus to go fly for Piedmont or ASA. What a deal go work for a place paying $20 an hour. No wonder there is downward pressure on pilot pay. Hmm let me see. Call daddy get $40000, get an MD90 type rating (that's in big demand, especially with less than a thousand total time) and when I am finished. Ahh yes, go work for a company making $23000.
http://www.erau.edu/capt/careers/index.html
Where is my Barf Bucket!!!!!!!!!!
MEET CAPT CADET KATHRYN ZACKOriginally from Scottsdale, Arizona, Ms. Zack had always dreamed of a career as an airline pilot. After working in loss prevention for a major department store chain, she decided to apply for admission to CAPT.
“I began my training with the understanding that it would be intense. I knew the standards and expectations would be extreme, and I knew I was up to it. In retrospect, I wasn't as prepared as I had originally believed. The obstacles that I encountered and overcame in the early months, such as social interactions and personal fears, were unforeseeable. Conquering these situations has not only made me a stronger person, but ultimately a better pilot.
"There isn't a person in this program, instructor and student alike, that doesn't have a true passion for aviation. We all know why we are here, and we are all focused on achieving the same goal. It is a rare phenomenon to have such talented, intelligent, and determined people involved in the same program.
“Daily life in the CAPT program requires our complete attention. The schedules change from week to week and there is always quite a lot going on at one time. A usual day consists of three to four hours of class followed by five to six hours at the flight line with some lunch time worked in. Afterwards, I’ll grab some dinner and study for the next day. My typical day ends around midnight and begins again at six o’clock in the morning.
“I have had the good fortune to receive instruction from a majority of the instructors in the CAPT program, and I have come to two main conclusions. Not only is the quality of instruction unlike anything I've experienced, but I have never had the honor of being a part of a better group of people."