HVYMETALDRVR
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Military hands down best flight school, period.
Best pilot school?
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Stone Cold
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So, you're....ahh, never mind, I looked at who I was responding to. Carry on.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
I got a degree here that has little to do with flying airplanes, and I did some flying here and here (which was totally badass) and a few other places that are defunct.
And I don't have an Embry-Riddle student loan, which is probably the best part of all.
And I don't have an Embry-Riddle student loan, which is probably the best part of all.
Mission mentality is (should be, anyway) very different, so there might be something to that. There is more to flying than stick-and-rudder, although stick-and-rudder is certainly integral.
Stone Cold
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I'm not approaching it from a mission mentality. Just look at the courses you have to go through for UPT to begin off with...it is no comparison to civilian flying. Us civilians catch up after a while of true experience, but how many civvies have been upside down on purpose? How many have seen anything close to the envelope the military guys do? There's a reason they can go to any of their platforms with so few hours and survive.
I'm not saying they are the end-all-be-all, and I agree after a while the "mission mentality" may creep in, but it does with us former freight dawgs also sometimes, and some other possible flight occupations. Also, I think stick and rudder may have helped some in the more recent crashes we've seen. Go around to stall in Kazan, flying a visual into the sea wall in SFO, Colgan, AF, etc.
I'm civilian trained, but know they have a superior product right out of the gate. To discount their flight schooling as he did was flippant and embarrassing for him. Like I said, yes, eventually we catch up to them, but that is more experience and flying the line than their training. That was my only comment.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
I have been; regarding flight envelopes, I'm not allowed to go outside them, even in an acrobatic category airplane, although I've cozied up against the edges before. I think it should be required. There's considerable benefit to realizing that all airplanes are all-attitude vehicles.
On this topic, you are preaching to the converted.
Stone Cold
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yes, but the original comment was that the military has the best flight training. *Most civilian courses do not come close to anything that they teach. I have done a few hours of aerobatics, some glider flying, and upset training. You do realize that our experience is not the norm for flight training in the US for civilians, yes?
We all have our advantages and disadvantages. Our experiences hopefully add to the flight deck, and this is how we become productive members of the crew.
I have flown with rigid former airline guys since working over here in corporate aviation, and it is scary what happens when they are not in their "ILS" zone. Story best told over beers one day, but a former 747 captain (guess which airline...it begins with Korean...) I am flying with now tried killing me on the way to Samedan, Switzerland, this rotation. Flight attendant even commented on how he had locked up on the flight. If the FA that is still relatively new to aviation realizes how badly you screwed up on a visual (albeit, ATC didn't help), you have issues.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Seggy
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Wow, folks need to have a little bit of reading comprehension here and not put words in my mouth and assume what I say.
Yes, the military puts out a fine product. But that fine product does very little the first time someone coming from a F-16 lands on 9L in ORD in a snowstorm and needs to taxi to M-17.
In airline flying it is about managing the flight, not doing the best tactical maneuver.
Stone Cold
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The comment was best flight school, not what you think a future airline pilot should have. I did not put words in your mouth, you failed at reading what you responded to.
As far as good flight schools in the civilian world, some are better than others. Choose a decent flight school with a good reputation and an instructor whom you get along with. Gain experience doing a variety of flying, and make yourself marketable. How many thousands of RJ FO's are out there? Do something to make yourself stand out from the crowd and give you better, more marketable, experience.
I would even respond with who is prepared for going into ORD in a snowstorm their first time? You'd choose a guy straight out of a 172 over an F-16 guy, same hours level?
Time for bed. Enjoy the rest of the thread.
Seggy
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Still, just because you can perform a textbook tactical maneuver doesn't make you a great pilot. It just shows you can do something you are trained to do.
Military guys don't get their ratings in F-16s.
Stone Cold
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No, they don't, but just to humor you for one second...put a 1000TT CFI or whatever you want (172's or similar, heck boost it up to a Seminole, and compare them to a 1000TT F-16 pilot, which is in the very realm of possibility. You are still saying the F-16 guy is worse trained? LOL
And this is why I responded like this:
It's not even worth the effort to try to talk to you. This is sad, because I used to enjoy some of your posts, even if predictable. Now, not so much.
Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
Guess what, everyone...you're both right!
Seggy
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Times are accumulated differently from the civilian and military world. Of course I would take the F-16 guy at 1000 hours than a civilian trained pilot at 1000 hours. Not a fair comparison. However, once that civilian trained pilot gets a year or two under their belt at a regional, the line becomes a lot more fuzzier when making the transition to the next place. I probably had more actual time after six months in a Beech 1900 flying in the Northeast than one of those F-16 guys.
Also, once again, does the training in the military really prepare the pilot 'the best' to be in other environments of aviation? I don't think so.
Your 'schooling' in aviation goes beyond your initial ratings.
It is your loss, not mine. You are the one making a mountain out of a mole hill. Take a step back, breath, and see the point I am making.
surreal1221
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Autothrust Blue
"Well, on the Brasilia..."
I'm TRYING to make PEACE here, with an OPEN and UNDERSTANDING (JUST) CULTURE.
No offense but that sounds boring. I did the whole "commuter school" thing and saved a little $$$ but if I could do it again I would have gone to a certain state school in Central Texas (@WacoFan ), majored in something non aviation related, and flown on the side.
Go live the college life. Experience football games, girls, parties, beer, etc... Get your ratings and instruct on the side. Just don't do anything stupid like get a DUI or MIP, but have fun and enjoy the time.
There's plenty of time to be a boring adult. Trust me on that one!
surreal1221
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Autothrust Blue said:I'm TRYING to make PEACE here, with an OPEN and UNDERSTANDING (JUST) CULTURE.
Good luck playa.
AA34
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Couldn't agree more... But there are far better places to experience the college life than Waco!
