Who's the better pilot?

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20 below, 4:30 am, Wisconsin, flying an aircraft. That just seems so much more satisfying to me than sitting in front of a computer screen, in my 70 degree office, waiting for my piece of software to build like I am right now. 85% paycut and all!

I must be sick in the the head! Then again, aren't we all here? /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

PS. I'm on German time, so I'm not in the office at 5am like my post would make it look like.
 
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Thank you everyone for your opionions. I still have one more year of college and am just trying to get a good feel for schools.

I was talking about ATA. I am interested in ATA because I had a good friend attend before 9-11 and is still flying. He had a lot of good things to say about it for the most part. Of course like we all know nobody is hiring anyone right now, other than the few who were just recently hired by ACA. I know I wouldn't even think about going to ATA with the condition that the industry is in. I'm looking a year out with the hope that the industry will be back on its feet again hiring pilots.

I am a athlete and completely understand the importance of paying your dues to whatever field you are involved in. Wheter that is in athletics or the workforce all of us who are successful have had to work very hard. There's no doubt about it. I'm not trying to take the shortcuts, but if there is training that can PROPERLY prepare you in a shorter time for an airline job than why not take it. I feel you will pay your dues when you get that first job and they are paying less than 20,000.

I really liked FSI. Like I said I won't be starting training for about a year. Just don't want to make a $60,000 dollar mistake. Have to look at all the routes and try to sift through all the muck to make a good decision. I think I'm going to do the tours over again during December.

Good luck to all of you who are training now. I wish you the best and pray the industry recovers and gets back to pre 9-11 status.
 
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ATA? D'ohhhh! Man, I thought I had that pegged.

Can't decide on whether being a chef or a pilot is your calling? Go to ATA! You can do both! /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

Chunk

PS--Took my Commercial Written today. I am positive the computer scoring is in error. I know for a fact that I nailed 5 of the 6 questions it said I got wrong. I don't trust Lasergrade!
 
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Anybody have any thoughts on San Juan College's program for Mesa Airlines? Similar sort of deal in that it's a low time, intensive training system, but supposedly guarantees at least an interview for the airline, which prefers to hire from San Juan. Of course no one is hiring right now, but who knows about a year or two from now? I've heard some good things about the quality of the training, and old dudes like me have to take into consideration anything that might legitimately get us out there a little sooner.
 
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so what you are saying is that getting all of your ratings is easy. the hard part is getting hours? i would think that it is the other way around. so does it or does it not matter where you get your ratings?
 
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Charty,

Is getting your ratings easy, I would say no, does it matter where? IMHO I would say yes, in this case the quality of the flight program is the important point. And about the flight hours, it's all a question of how much experience you want to gain, and how ready you will be, when the regionals begin to interview.

If you are going to become a airline pilot someday, find the finest flight program in the country, get your ratings and pay your dues. /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

Take care.

Best Regards,
Heat2151
 
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