TAB Express

[727Mania]

Do you see where they promise to bring you back for sim and King Air flying?


Actually.. It's in the contract...

 

[CFI'er]

At what cost and how much time. I would like to read the part of the contract that states that TAB will give you free sim and King Air time.

 

[T-Gates]

The FAA.Gov web-site only lists ratings of pilots who hold a current medical certificate. If you let your medical lapse, you are deleted from the site.

Not True, my Uncle who retired from Eastern in 1978 is still listed on the site. His last medical was issued in 1977. The captain of Eastern flight 401 who died in 1972, is also still listed.

--03M

 

[JD2003]

Just to add my .02 cents, I view the training offered by Tab as a matter of opportunity cost. Opportunity cost being the value of something foregone for another choice made.

In my cost analysis, the opportunity cost of becoming 14,000/yr CFI for two years as a means of attracting an employer could potentially be greater than the cost of attending a four month program such as that offered by TAB. Factor in also what the CFI ratings will cost and it is a rather hefty sum; perhaps comparable or greater than TAB. Throw into the mix the foregone income that could have been earned in another endeavour.

Weighing the other side, a student engaged in King Air training and logging PIC time in turbine aircraft on non-revenue loft type routes, may well have lower Total Time but has gained a different experience that won't necessarily be obtained logging a greater number of hours as a CFI.

not selling the place...just a viable "choice" of similar "cost" compared to being an instructor.