jaywc7
Typical Prop Head
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2005
- Posts
- 33
First of all - Hello to everyone.
After a little sifting through these forums, I've decided to post...
I'm looking for any advice & thoughts (good & bad), and here's my story so far :
Started at St. Cloud State University Aviaion program in Minnesota. After nearly completing my BS degree, obtaining my Multi-Private, and somewhere around 350 hours, I decided to look elsewhere. Although SCSU is a great program, it just didn't work well for me.
Knowing I can finish my 4yr BS with a couple online courses, I set off to find somewhere to get my dang ratings. I was hoping to do it fast. My good friend cautioned me that accelerated flight training can be "easy come easy go". Regardless - I began looking online. I found many places, and had a hard time distinguishing between them and their programs.
I finally settled on Regional Airline Academy (Arizona Campus) www.raajobs.com
I didn't know what to expect, but packed my belongings in my parents basement, left my fiance` behind in Minnesota, and headed off to Arizona with nothing but hopes, dreams and my logbook.
I started at RAA in March in the instrument ground school. I was on pace to finish my instrument in about 6 weeks. I got a little behind though, and after a little trip back to MN, it turned into 3 months. I am now in the commercial ground school (which I took 141 at SCSU but oh well) and am working on my commecial in a Seneca. My plans here are to finish the multi-commercial, study and complete the ATP written, enter the RAA FOS course, and complete the scheduled CRJ Type Rating at CAE in Denver. I'm expecting to have this done before the year is out.
I do know that RAA's employment placement is somewhere in the 97-99% range. My two roommates whom I lived with in March completed the FOS course and the Type Rating at CAE and just got hired within the past week. Everyone I know who went through the program here immediately got their guarunteed interviews, and got hired in a reasonable time. RAA has some alliances with various regional carriers. I'm not sure of the whole list, but I know it includes PSA, Pinacle, Express Jet, American Eagle, Colgan, Air Wisconsin, and a bunch more. I think the majority of the alliances require something like : 500TT, 100M & the Type Rating. This seems like a really good thing to me, since I will be finishing the program with those minimums for sure.
Hopefully then, after I get hired somewhere, I can finish my couple online courses and recieve my degree as well. I've heard that as long as you can fly the simulator,,, it's just the person sitting on the other side of the table looking at you, saying to themselves, "Would I enjoy a few hours flying, with this guy riding right seat?"
Please - give me your comments and advice. I'm sure there are things I've missed, decisions I've made wrong, time I've spent poorly (and money), and many other things. Just give me your honest opinion what you think I've done right, or discussion about how I may better my future in the aviation industry.
Thank you
~j
After a little sifting through these forums, I've decided to post...
I'm looking for any advice & thoughts (good & bad), and here's my story so far :
Started at St. Cloud State University Aviaion program in Minnesota. After nearly completing my BS degree, obtaining my Multi-Private, and somewhere around 350 hours, I decided to look elsewhere. Although SCSU is a great program, it just didn't work well for me.
Knowing I can finish my 4yr BS with a couple online courses, I set off to find somewhere to get my dang ratings. I was hoping to do it fast. My good friend cautioned me that accelerated flight training can be "easy come easy go". Regardless - I began looking online. I found many places, and had a hard time distinguishing between them and their programs.
I finally settled on Regional Airline Academy (Arizona Campus) www.raajobs.com
I didn't know what to expect, but packed my belongings in my parents basement, left my fiance` behind in Minnesota, and headed off to Arizona with nothing but hopes, dreams and my logbook.
I started at RAA in March in the instrument ground school. I was on pace to finish my instrument in about 6 weeks. I got a little behind though, and after a little trip back to MN, it turned into 3 months. I am now in the commercial ground school (which I took 141 at SCSU but oh well) and am working on my commecial in a Seneca. My plans here are to finish the multi-commercial, study and complete the ATP written, enter the RAA FOS course, and complete the scheduled CRJ Type Rating at CAE in Denver. I'm expecting to have this done before the year is out.
I do know that RAA's employment placement is somewhere in the 97-99% range. My two roommates whom I lived with in March completed the FOS course and the Type Rating at CAE and just got hired within the past week. Everyone I know who went through the program here immediately got their guarunteed interviews, and got hired in a reasonable time. RAA has some alliances with various regional carriers. I'm not sure of the whole list, but I know it includes PSA, Pinacle, Express Jet, American Eagle, Colgan, Air Wisconsin, and a bunch more. I think the majority of the alliances require something like : 500TT, 100M & the Type Rating. This seems like a really good thing to me, since I will be finishing the program with those minimums for sure.
Hopefully then, after I get hired somewhere, I can finish my couple online courses and recieve my degree as well. I've heard that as long as you can fly the simulator,,, it's just the person sitting on the other side of the table looking at you, saying to themselves, "Would I enjoy a few hours flying, with this guy riding right seat?"
Please - give me your comments and advice. I'm sure there are things I've missed, decisions I've made wrong, time I've spent poorly (and money), and many other things. Just give me your honest opinion what you think I've done right, or discussion about how I may better my future in the aviation industry.
Thank you
~j