Help? I don't need no stinking help....or do I?

Re: Help? I don\'t need no stinking help....or do I?

Ok, so when it comes time to get hired somewhere and I tell them I went to DCA opposed to local FBO, it's not like saying I went to Harvard opposed to community college?

If this is the case I guess I got it straight.
 
Re: Help? I don\'t need no stinking help....or do I?

Nope - the airlines don't care where you got your training.. what they do care about is that you have the qualifications to become one of their pilots and that you've had adequate training, hours and are a disciplined pilot that's going to stick around even through the tough times (part of why they like to see the 4 year degrees).

and just to clairify: Delta doesn't own DCA...

from doug: [ QUOTE ]
Delta bought Comair (the Airline) when it purchased Atlantic Southeast Airlines, both are delta connection.

Comair (the airline) owned a flight school named Comair (the school).

So Delta owns Comair, Comair owns Comair Academy (now known as DCA) but there's no direct connection between Comair (the flight school) and Delta Air Lines.

[/ QUOTE ] Hope this helps!
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Re: Help? I don\'t need no stinking help....or do I?

That's what I thought, but when I started ground school for instrument, Delta sent some people down to audit all the courses the school provided. I even asked one of them and he said they were from Delta. I was puzzled. Why would Delta want to have anything to do with DCA, since Comair is the one that owns the school.
 
Re: Help? I don\'t need no stinking help....or do I?

I'm still seriously considering DCA though. I can't use my GI Bill at any of my local FBO's. Having a wife and a child, the GI Bill will help out. I think.

Also, I just received a pamphlet from the VA today saying the GI Bill is going to start covering the costs of License or certifications.

You can receive reimbursement for tests taken on or after March 1, 2001. The tests must be specifically approved for the G.I. Bill.

The VA will only pay the exact cost of the test, upto $2,000 per test.

You are only eligible if you are or were active duty. Reservists, VEAP and DEA are not elibible.

Visit www.gibill.va.gov for more info.

If anyone has any other info as if this can be applyed to flight academy testing and certifications please post it. Thanks.
 
Re: Help? I don\'t need no stinking help....or do I?

[ QUOTE ]
I'm still seriously considering DCA though. I can't use my GI Bill at any of my local FBO's. Having a wife and a child, the GI Bill will help out. I think.

Also, I just received a pamphlet from the VA today saying the GI Bill is going to start covering the costs of License or certifications.

You can receive reimbursement for tests taken on or after March 1, 2001. The tests must be specifically approved for the G.I. Bill.

The VA will only pay the exact cost of the test, upto $2,000 per test.

You are only eligible if you are or were active duty. Reservists, VEAP and DEA are not elibible.

Visit www.gibill.va.gov for more info.

If anyone has any other info as if this can be applyed to flight academy testing and certifications please post it. Thanks.

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That's only reimbursement for the testing and/or certification fees. Forexample, you take your commercial checkride, and the checkride fee was $350. You can be reimbursed for $350 for that testing fee. Written cost you $75? You can be reimbursed for $75.

Hope this helps!!
 
Re: Help? I don\'t need no stinking help....or do I?

Delta owns the Academy the same way that it owns Comair and ASA.
Patrick Murphy
Director of Training
 
Re: Help? I don\'t need no stinking help....or do I?

I think the affiliation is a little looser than DCA would like you to believe. I talked personally with the CEO of ASA (Skip) and he said ASA has never hired a DCA instructor out of the "guaranteed interview" program.....
 
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