PFT Info request (not a flame starter)

[Speedtree]

328dude,

in answer to your question. "ignorance is no excuse." Someone who doesn't want to put in the time to research what they are getting into deserves what they get. I understand the feeling of wanting a job other than flight instructing but we all contribute to the industry in our own small way and selling ourselves short is not the solution. Taking a job at Freedom Air or any such outfit only contributes to and encourages airline managements' abuse of the system. If I had a son or daughter who was a flight instructor or aspiring pilot I would tell them to shoot for the best and put in the time and work to get there not settle for the bottom of the barrel.

Just a few thoughts.

 

[FL000]

ASA dropped PFT and training contracts in the first quarter of 2000.

For a few months prior to that, they waived PFT for ATPs, but then decided to drop it completely.

 

[bobbysamd]

MAPD to Freedom

Originally posted by 328dude However, what is a low time instructor to do if offered Freedom? The majority of pilots out there now would certainly stay well clear of Satan's Den . . . . Most pilots goal when the want to fly 121 is just that. They want to fly and don't care who for. I do give credit to those that do a little research before making a career decision. However, there are many among us that do not have this disipline . . . .

Speedtree has a point. Aviation is a career that is different than most. You really have to do the research and develop the discipline and willingness to do the research. There are so many issues that are not apparent that really have little to do with flying airplanes - the reason why most people want to be professional pilots. I've told people who are interested in the career to begin by talking to pilots. Even private pilots, because pilots know other pilots and, eventually, they'll land in a professional pilot's face.The board is a great resource. I wish I had such a resource when I changed careers - not that I would have made a different decision - because my decision would have been far more informed.

I appreciate 350Driver's comments. I did not know that MAPD grads had a choice between Freedom and regular Mesa. But, here again, it boils down to being a freshly-trained MAPD grad eager to fly and have "the interview" process fulfilled versus being a poolie and waiting forever. It seems to me, though, that you still would go wherever Mesa tells you to go.

 

[FlyDeltasJets]

THanks for the info, guys...keep it coming. I would especially like to know when the program began and ended and each carrier. Come on, CMR and ASA guys, you've never been shy with me before!

 

[Dieterly]

Here are the few more, sorry no dates.

Commute Air (SP), Valuejet, Paradise Airlines (later bought by G-stream)

On a sidenote, you are not the guy that tried to bang the station manager (BGR) at a x-mas party, are you?