The Dreaded Training Contract

[AerroMatt]

...I was unhappy about being put under DURESS just so I could work.How would you feel in that situation,dude???

I'd be pissed off because I'd be walking out the door and have to put my CDL to work again until I found another flying job. That falls under the category, "Plan B / Always have an out!"

To answer your question,I made some remarks about desiring to fly turbine eqippment and wondering how a charter customer paying $400-$600 dollars /hour in SE piston aircraft is going to work in the long run as a viable business.(I do not think it can)

One should always be cautious about voicing reservations about one's employer. The public face (I'm so happy to work at this fantastic company!) is recommended as the only face you show to the public.

Since I was overheard by spys at TACAir @ GMU(FBO employees),I got my walking papers.The spying part has been confirmed by other posters on this website!!!!

I should have enough facts to prove conspiracy,which might result in a litigation against those AH's at TACAir/Rhino Aviation/SATSAir

Regrettable, but I think that falls under the category, "Biting the hand that feeds you." Chalk it up to experience and move on.

 

[Jpilot23]

how ironic, i just broke a plane at GMU last week, and the peeps at TACair were really good to me. When the plane broke it was late at night and some satsair guys were chillin out, they could fix ir or anything b/c they didn't carry those parts, but helpful.

Anyway just thought i'd chime in. oh yeah, the duress part, a friend of mine told me that training contracts don't hold up in court b/c it was signed under duress. that doesn't really help me b/c i didn't sign a TC i signed a promissory note.

Here's another question. does anyone here think that if someone makes you sign a promissory note for a set amount of money(for cost of training), then you go through training and it didn't cost that much, would you be entitled to the rest of the money. Or would it just be forgiven in court?

BTW on my deal, the training we did was all in house, and it was listed at $6000

 

[Andy Neill]

Here's another question. does anyone here think that if someone makes you sign a promissory note for a set amount of money(for cost of training), then you go through training and it didn't cost that much, would you be entitled to the rest of the money. Or would it just be forgiven in court?

BTW on my deal, the training we did was all in house, and it was listed at $6000

You MIGHT have an argument if the cost was "unconscionable" or so absurdly high as to defy logic. If someone sold you a Ford Escort for $100,000, you would have a case to get out of it.

In your case, could a customer get 11.4 hours of charter flight for $3000 or $6000 for that matter? Probably not. You would be hard pressed to argue unconscionability (let alone SAY it) if that was the case. Just because the training's marginal cost to the company may have been less than $6000 does not mean it was worth less than $6000 to you when you consider lost profit opportunities, etc.

Don't think you'd have much luck with this as your defense.

 

[G-force]

Promissory Notes

how ironic, i just broke a plane at GMU last week, and the peeps at TACair were really good to me. When the plane broke it was late at night and some satsair guys were chillin out, they could fix ir or anything b/c they didn't carry those parts, but helpful.

Anyway just thought i'd chime in. oh yeah, the duress part, a friend of mine told me that training contracts don't hold up in court b/c it was signed under duress. that doesn't really help me b/c i didn't sign a TC i signed a promissory note.

Here's another question. does anyone here think that if someone makes you sign a promissory note for a set amount of money(for cost of training), then you go through training and it didn't cost that much, would you be entitled to the rest of the money. Or would it just be forgiven in court?

BTW on my deal, the training we did was all in house, and it was listed at $6000

If I were you dude, I would consult an Attorney.The reason being is when you are dealing with persons of such LOW CHARACTER and UN-ETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, it would save you alot of trouble down the road!!!