Various lawsuits are ongoing at some of the flight schools that make the false statements such as “guaranteed interview” and “guaranteed employment”. You know which ones they are. Now that Flying magazine has all the flight school ads clumped-up in a new “Training & Technique” section, it is easy to check out which school has the best hook line and sinker. Here are a few more for your reading pleasure:
“Dedicated to providing you the fastest, and most economical route to an airline career.”
“Even in today’s job market, 97% of our graduates are hired as First Officers!”
“We offer the best value in the flight training business PERIOD!”
“We provide professional flight training in the shortest amount of time possible, for an affordable price.”
“########## not only provides the best training in the industry but also the best opportunity for Part-121 airline employment.”
“The First Officer program offers advantages found nowhere else.”
“Where you train says a lot about where you’ll go.”
“Fast track to an Airline Career.”
“Job guaranteed upon completion of training”
“Choose an Academy whose only goal is to get you hired at an airline – sooner than possible anywhere else.”
Four ads have the fastest training. Three ads have the lowest cost. Seven have wording that makes you think they will find you a pilot job in the airlines. Examples: First Officer Program, Airline Career, Job Guarantee, Only goal is to get you hired at an airline, 97% of our graduates are hired as First Officers, route to the airlines, best opportunity for Part 121 airline employment.
What committee or association gives out the ratings for these schools? Consumers Report, AAA, FAA, Flying Magazine, Aviation Websites, other source? We need a rating system and association to rate each school and maybe this will stop the nonsense and false ads.
Here are a few of the names for such an association.
FSRA -- Flight School Rating Association
NFSRA – National Flight School Rating Association
GFSAJA – Guaranteed Flight School & Airline Job Association