HUH?From on CA guy to another!
I guess the point is that I'm not hurting for work. I'd like to put trucking behind me but if it doesn't work out, I can always rent.
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I enjoyed the flying, learned a lot, and screwed up plenty. Looking back, I was too green.
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The lack of glass cockpit/mfd experience might have been a contributing factor to your experience in the sim. It's a good thing to come prepared so you at least stay ahead of the sim. ATP offers 12 hours on the CRJ-200 FTD for $2495 and that will def. get you prepped for the sim ride + it will look good on your résumé. Something to consider next time you apply! With your current salary the $2495 shouldn't be too much of a hassle to come up with. Good luck!
The lack of glass cockpit/mfd experience might have been a contributing factor to your experience in the sim. It's a good thing to come prepared so you at least stay ahead of the sim. ATP offers 12 hours on the CRJ-200 FTD for $2495 and that will def. get you prepped for the sim ride + it will look good on your résumé. Something to consider next time you apply! With your current salary the $2495 shouldn't be too much of a hassle to come up with. Good luck!
You also seem to want to comment on many of my posts when it comes to training and to entry level jobs. I'll just remind you of this one thing. All those things you want to comment on, and have no experience with....I've already did them years ago. I worked single engine part 135 VFR flying passengers. I've instructed and I worked part 121, so I might know what I am talking about beyond what I read on forums.
Spending money on training that you will get once hired is foolish. If you pay for a type rating its foolish, this RJ course is foolish. It also lets these carriers know that there are foolish people willing to take on more debt, to get training that should be provided by the carrier. So really all you are doing is screwing everyone that follows you.
So I will respectfully, as best I can, suggest you leave your European thought process behind and get with the program. Nobody in this country needs to be paying for training they don't need, types that should be provided by the carriers, and especially any thoughts of paying to fly for a carrier so you can get experience. I don't care how they do things in other countries, its not how we do things here.
So understand that when I say I'd never spend a dime on ATP's RJ course, or move 1/2 way around the globe to some third world commonwealth of the US for low pay, when I can get low pay jobs here, I mean it.
Don't contribute to the slide of this profession by buying training you shouldn't be paying for, working for crap wages in BFE, or paying $11,000 for what should cost $3000 just because you think it would be a cool place to work later. I mean really, pay me $11,000 and I'll maybe give you a job as a CFI? Sounds shady to me.
In hindsight, I think if you fly their SIM decent, you will be just fine. I flew that thing like a donk. I'm a little annoyed by it, because their touchy box felt nothing like a plane and had a broken piece of equipment that would have grounded the plane. So, I guess if its really important to you to land a job at RAH, I'd spend the grand on the SIM prep with ATP. I know it would have helped me.
That being said, I'd never personally spend a friggin dime on that crap, but its an option.
would you ever consider this? Only $120/hr..... (once you get to Tampa Bay)Somewhere else, I said that I would NEVER spend a dime on that crap. I laugh at people that do this stuff, and wear uniforms to fly their Cherokee.
would you ever consider this? Only $120/hr..... (once you get to Tampa Bay)
http://www.simcentertampabay.com/#!BOEING 737/cq9d
We used to have an JC'r that got us some sim time, he even got me some 717 time with instructor when in Long Beach years ago. [user]mpenquin1[/user] is the MAN!
$120 an hour?would you ever consider this? Only $120/hr..... (once you get to Tampa Bay)
http://www.simcentertampabay.com/#!BOEING 737/cq9d
We used to have an JC'r that got us some sim time, he even got me some 717 time with instructor when in Long Beach years ago. [user]mpenquin1[/user] is the MAN!