Is Delta Connection Academy A Good School?

[eagle1983]

Can anyone tell me that has been there there what they know about Delta Connection Academy and what are the pro's and cons of going there. I attended Spartan in Tulsa, OK and was not impressed with there operation.

 

[StrykerFL]

Warning, Warning!!

Stay Away!! Stay very far AWAY!!!

Just do a search on delta connection academy or comair aviation academy and that shold definately answer your question. Or you could just give me 100K and I'll kick you in the nuts.

 

[FLav8r]

Here is the most recent thread of the many that speak the truth about DCA.... basically that it sucks... be warned- Do Not Go To DCA.

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=57514

 

[flyguy81]

go to college, get a 4 yr degree and get rating while you go to school....will cost you the same and noone will hate you

 

[cforst513]

besides doing a search for delta connection academy and comair academy, look up DCA. you will find the general feeling is negative. but i encourage you to search the site, you'll find lots of info.

 

[joepilot29]

Being a former DCA student. I would say stay away. The whole key to the DCA bs media scam is getting hired as a flight instructor first before getting that coveted "airline interview". When I interviewed with DCA there were 150 CFI students. I didn't get hired and it's has been a blessing in disguise. They went from interviewing about 6 people a month to 6 people a week. I think if you had jaywalking on your record you didn't get hired.

I have been lucky. I am ahead of most of my origional classmates as far as hours. In hindsight I would not have gone there. I would have gone the FBO route. My loan payments are about $600 a month. The airplanes are crap and it has gotten way over priced. But the training is some of the best. Just make sure you do your homework before you commit. You can get a job without going to DCA. They brainwash you into thinking they are the only way to get a job from day one.

 

[cforst513]

might i make a suggestion? go to www.epicaviation.com . it's a great school, all new airplanes (oldest is a 2000) and we take the delivery of our first all-glass 172 this week and we have one diesel/jetA 172 right now, and will be outfitting another airplane shortly. PM me with any questions

 

[moxiepilot]

dca is no better than spartan, just a few less chinese students running around

 

[ppolstra]

Go with a local school

Find a decent local school. You will spend less, and get better training if you do your homework right.

 

[aeronautic1]

Look!!

Professional Flight Training at KFXE is one of the finest mom and pop flight schools you can ever find. A large fleet (13) of Warrior & Duchess aircraft. Founded by retired Eastern captain and his flight attendant wife and run by daughter and son in-law. The aircraft are 9's-10's inside and out. Many times flight instructors from Flyers, GIA ets have jumped the fence to teach for this company. I took PPL thru ATP with them when I had the choice to go elsewhere.
954-938-3043 for info.

 

[Fly_Chick]

At DCA (in their part 141) you will only fly four types of planes, C152, C172, Arrow and Seminole. You will follow their exact syllabus, even as an instructor. You will never give a Flight Review, and IPC, or even an aircraft check-out. You will not land on a grass strip.

You will learn to do everything exactly by the book (their book). You will learn to memorize everything, checklists, emergency procedures, standards.

You will only fly to approved airports, using approved routes.

My recommendation is to go to your local FBO. You will have more variety in the planes you fly. You will have more opportunity to fly with different people from different aviation backgrounds. You will learn to be graceful in your flying, learn to apply your decision making to the circumstance at hand, adapt to new environments and challenges. You will learn to work with people from all aspects of aviation (new 16 yr. old private student to 65 yr old retired Eastern Airlines pilot wanting a Flight Review).

You will be able to fly to almost any airport of your choosing, make your own decisions. I met a flight instructor from DCA who deviated to the airport that I fly out of, and he told me he had to write a report when he got back as to why he deviated since he landed at an airport not on the approved airport list. That same weekend, I flew to an airport of my choosing, got weathered in, called to tell the owner the plane would not be on the ramp the next day as we were staying the night in FLL due to weather. The owner's reply, "Thanks for calling. See you tomorrow. Have a good night."

 

[cynic]

why those schools suck

Education Theory 101....

You don't hire former students.

If I teach you everything I know you get a subset of what I know. Then you teach the next student everything you know and he gets a subset of what you know, which is a subset of what I know… well I think you get the idea.

Several generations of inbreeding later you have a pilot that can identify a VOR and recite the regulations on a minimum equipment list but can’t do a cross wind landing.

Flame retardant….

Not all DCA or riddle pilots are bad, and you can get rotten instruction via FBOs part 61…

But variety in education is good, not bad. That’s why when you get a PhD, the university that gave you the degree will not hire you!

 

[DAS at 10/250]

I have to agree with cynic. This is the same reason that most reputable masters programs will only accept outside applicants.

 

[Photoflight]

If your still in Oklahoma, Southeastern Oklahoma State is just down the road from Tulsa. PM me with any questions.

 

[Flyguy6]

At DCA (in their part 141) you will only fly four types of planes, C152, C172, Arrow and Seminole. You will follow their exact syllabus, even as an instructor. You will never give a Flight Review, and IPC, or even an aircraft check-out. You will not land on a grass strip.

You will learn to do everything exactly by the book (their book). You will learn to memorize everything, checklists, emergency procedures, standards.

You will only fly to approved airports, using approved routes.

My recommendation is to go to your local FBO. You will have more variety in the planes you fly. You will have more opportunity to fly with different people from different aviation backgrounds. You will learn to be graceful in your flying, learn to apply your decision making to the circumstance at hand, adapt to new environments and challenges. You will learn to work with people from all aspects of aviation (new 16 yr. old private student to 65 yr old retired Eastern Airlines pilot wanting a Flight Review).

You will be able to fly to almost any airport of your choosing, make your own decisions. I met a flight instructor from DCA who deviated to the airport that I fly out of, and he told me he had to write a report when he got back as to why he deviated since he landed at an airport not on the approved airport list. That same weekend, I flew to an airport of my choosing, got weathered in, called to tell the owner the plane would not be on the ramp the next day as we were staying the night in FLL due to weather. The owner's reply, "Thanks for calling. See you tomorrow. Have a good night."

But isnt that the whole point? Getting you ready to fly for an airline. When you fly for an airline, you will fly according to that company's policy. you will fly the airspeeds. approaches, to the airports that that company tells you to. So, in a sence, youare flyig a mini airline. Doesnt that prepare you more than just doing what you want to do so when you actually get to a paret 121 operatron, youare not shocked? A

So are you guys saying that DCA is on the same level as Tab? I used to be a ramp agent at ASA and a lot of the pilots I worked with graduated from DCA and they seemed to like it