FatBastard
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Re: \"Delta shares nosedive on Ch. 11 fears\"
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On of my major issues with DCA (as a prospective flighttraining student) is the ambiguosity and "seemingly" level of BS on their website. Fort example, per the DCA website:
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The Academy is an FAA approved Part 141 school offering a complete professional pilot course that can be completed in about 10 months. Upon completion, you will be able to apply for a paid Flight Instructor position. As a paid Flight Instructor, you will gain valuable experience while receiving the flight hours required by the Airlines.
Best of all, Academy graduates will log over 1,000 hours and receive a GUARANTEED job interview within the Delta Connection System.
97% of our Graduates are hired by the Airlines.
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First: Who gets 1000 hours? Academy graduates or people who are CFIs first? The quote explains niether, although it gives the impression that : going to DCA = 1,000 hours. Only after going to the "Benefits" page do you see the ** noting that you must be an instructor first to get the 1,000 hours. Why not just be up front and to the point? Why make me search for the truth? I'm already paying out the nose for the flight school...at least do your best to inform me.
Second: 97%? When? After graduating from the Academy, or after being an instructor, or after being an istructor and working somewhere else for a while? I can go to DCA, graduate from flight school, become a instructor there, not get a job, go to a local FBO to flight instruct for a while and end up finding a job 3 years later. Does that still mean the I got a job because I was a DCA grad? Yes, but mostly, No. Too somebody who doesn't know too much about the industry, it appears as if simply going to DCA results in a 97% chance of being hired. Everybody here knows that isn't true, but what about the people who don't know about JetCareers and don't have the fountain of information we enjoy here?
I have no issue with DCA as a school, I take issue with how I feel like there is something "lurking" there that I'm not being told. Instead of "Garunteed Interview!" everywhere, I'd rather see, "We train you, but it's up to you to get that airline job. Nothing in life comes easy, but we can make the path a little less bumpy" (or something along those lines).
IMO, honesty and being forward says a lot for professionalism, integrity, and respect. How can I feel safe in dropping an ungodly amount of money if I am always under the impression that I am not being told something. Truth in advertising goes a long way for myself and my family. When I was involved in sales for CompUSA (don't laugh, I made close to $3,000 a month working part-time) 99% of the business people I sold computer systems too said they would rather pay more money and come to me then go some place cheaper because I told them exactly how it was. Did everybody where I worked do that? Hell, no! But they weren't #1 in sales for close to 1/2 of a year either. I was. I got more job offers there then any other place I have ever worked, mainly because people came to trust me and I showed integrity. I would like the same thing from a prospective flight school, especially since they costs so darn much. Not to mention, IMO, being a professional pilot should epitomize professionalism and integrity. It would be nice if the flight school that builds my foundation did the same, in all aspects.
I actually think DCA could increase their sales by "telling it how it is" and being up front with their potential customers. At least put the people's minds at ease when they are spending that much money, give them the "at least I know where I stand" confidence...let them know what they are getting themselves into so they don't find out 1 year and $70,000 (or possibly much more) later.
My .02c
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I say nothing, just smile.
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On of my major issues with DCA (as a prospective flighttraining student) is the ambiguosity and "seemingly" level of BS on their website. Fort example, per the DCA website:
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The Academy is an FAA approved Part 141 school offering a complete professional pilot course that can be completed in about 10 months. Upon completion, you will be able to apply for a paid Flight Instructor position. As a paid Flight Instructor, you will gain valuable experience while receiving the flight hours required by the Airlines.
Best of all, Academy graduates will log over 1,000 hours and receive a GUARANTEED job interview within the Delta Connection System.
97% of our Graduates are hired by the Airlines.
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First: Who gets 1000 hours? Academy graduates or people who are CFIs first? The quote explains niether, although it gives the impression that : going to DCA = 1,000 hours. Only after going to the "Benefits" page do you see the ** noting that you must be an instructor first to get the 1,000 hours. Why not just be up front and to the point? Why make me search for the truth? I'm already paying out the nose for the flight school...at least do your best to inform me.
Second: 97%? When? After graduating from the Academy, or after being an instructor, or after being an istructor and working somewhere else for a while? I can go to DCA, graduate from flight school, become a instructor there, not get a job, go to a local FBO to flight instruct for a while and end up finding a job 3 years later. Does that still mean the I got a job because I was a DCA grad? Yes, but mostly, No. Too somebody who doesn't know too much about the industry, it appears as if simply going to DCA results in a 97% chance of being hired. Everybody here knows that isn't true, but what about the people who don't know about JetCareers and don't have the fountain of information we enjoy here?
I have no issue with DCA as a school, I take issue with how I feel like there is something "lurking" there that I'm not being told. Instead of "Garunteed Interview!" everywhere, I'd rather see, "We train you, but it's up to you to get that airline job. Nothing in life comes easy, but we can make the path a little less bumpy" (or something along those lines).
IMO, honesty and being forward says a lot for professionalism, integrity, and respect. How can I feel safe in dropping an ungodly amount of money if I am always under the impression that I am not being told something. Truth in advertising goes a long way for myself and my family. When I was involved in sales for CompUSA (don't laugh, I made close to $3,000 a month working part-time) 99% of the business people I sold computer systems too said they would rather pay more money and come to me then go some place cheaper because I told them exactly how it was. Did everybody where I worked do that? Hell, no! But they weren't #1 in sales for close to 1/2 of a year either. I was. I got more job offers there then any other place I have ever worked, mainly because people came to trust me and I showed integrity. I would like the same thing from a prospective flight school, especially since they costs so darn much. Not to mention, IMO, being a professional pilot should epitomize professionalism and integrity. It would be nice if the flight school that builds my foundation did the same, in all aspects.
I actually think DCA could increase their sales by "telling it how it is" and being up front with their potential customers. At least put the people's minds at ease when they are spending that much money, give them the "at least I know where I stand" confidence...let them know what they are getting themselves into so they don't find out 1 year and $70,000 (or possibly much more) later.
My .02c
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I say nothing, just smile.