Re: What\'s the beef? *Pan Am Admin Please Read*
Oh My Goodness you guys. Doug tried to start a legitimate conversation and discuss and we are hearing about the vending machaines??? Once again, I will be on Pan Am's side...at least in FPR, they have nothing to do with the vending machaines, the Tiki owes and operates them. Actually, there was a change when a student or instructor spent money to get something out and replaced it with contraceptive devices....now this was good!!! I wish I would have thought of it. But can this discuss please end here, how pointless is this???
Unsat...I hear what your saying but this is a discussion that you need to have with your instructor. You need to get the same days off if possible but if not and you still have to attend a ground school then make sure that is all you have scheduled. Again, I have said it before, you all know what PAIFA's motto is - For sure!!!! I'm not saying it is right or wrong but there are alternatives and I know many students right now who are taking those alternatives. They do not want to see you fail, nor are they trying to make you fail. Work with those that can help you. Start from the bottom up....
As for the brief time, as I understand it, I think you guys are looking at it wrong. The brief time isn't the time you spend with the instructor after the flight, it's basically the whole instructor, flight and preflight and post....The instructors only get paid when they are actually flying (or teaching, or doing duty CFI). If you no show, call in sick, whatever, the instructor has just stood around for probably a couple of hours not getting paid. Look at it from their point of view because hopefully one day soon you will be in there shoes. Their "brief" is the whole time they spent with you. If I am wrong guys, speak up!!!
Again, Doug asked for serious complaints, vending machaines within a cafeteria I don't feel are valid....he is also correct in the fact of admin reading these posts. As I said on another forum , and at that time opted to shut up, I obviously can't!!! But they do read them as was shown to me in black and white by my boss last week when i was confronted with this whole site. I think the admin could do themselves alot of justice and answer VALID compliants but why not just go to the source and avoid the middleman forums????
Ok, trying to shut up....did this help at all????