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That one part where the guy gets out and parks the car for the lady is priceless.
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That one part where the guy gets out and parks the car for the lady is priceless.
:yeahthat:"Accident waiting to happen" was definitely right. I feel bad for saying this, but it was only a matter of when, not if. Having instructed some of those guys, I can honestly say I'm not surprised. That being said, I hope the guy recovers well.
Park Rapids Enterprise said:A university-owned Cessna sits off the runway at the Park Rapids Municipal Airport after a crash Saturday evening. The pilot received minor injuries. To the right are tracks from the plane's bumpy journey off the runway. (Sarah Smith/Enterprise)
what is the point of commenting? it is all speculation anywayits interesting that none of our UND cheerleaders have weighed in on the subject, considering its directly relevant to our discussion.
do you think this kid used his pretakeoff checklist?
its interesting that none of our UND cheerleaders have weighed in on the subject, considering its directly relevant to our discussion.
do you think this kid used his pretakeoff checklist?
Hopefully this incident will bring corrective action to UND's program, before someone gets seriously hurt or killed as a result of current policies/business decisions.
So you are saying that you think certain polices or business decisions at UND contributed to this incident?
Which ones in particular do you think contributed to this incident?
The pushing of contract students through the system and pressuring of CFI's to sign off/pass contract students at lower standards than held for domestic students, because contract students = dollars.
This corporate culture has been reported to me directly by CFI's who where pressured to pass/sign off contract students who they didnt not feel were ready.
trust me, there are not pressuring anyone to pass/lower standards for the contract students. there is pressure to get some of them done/caught up because of the time schedule they are on, but there is not anyone i am aware of telling people to just pass them!The pushing of contract students through the system and pressuring of CFI's to sign off/pass contract students at lower standards than held for domestic students, because contract students = dollars.
This corporate culture has been reported to me directly by CFI's who where pressured to pass/sign off contract students who they didnt not feel were ready.
The ARAMCO students also are in the normal undergrad ground schools and already have advanced educations from other English-speaking universities. I had a guy in my 222 class with a degree from Oxford, I think. I've gotten to know a couple of the ARAMCO students, and they're freakin' geniuses. Plus, they're not segregated into their own ground schools that're operated at a cram pace.I ARAMCO students while at UND and was never pressured to do anything, both as an instructor and as a check pilot.
The ARAMCO students also are in the normal undergrad ground schools and already have advanced educations from other English-speaking universities. I had a guy in my 222 class with a degree from Oxford, I think. I've gotten to know a couple of the ARAMCO students, and they're freakin' geniuses. Plus, they're not segregated into their own ground schools that're operated at a cram pace.