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socal · May 1st, 2002, 06:20

I do hate being away from my family -- that's why I'm flying home to see them this weekend. But, being here has given me the opportunity to get a close look at the company and how it is run -- if I am going to be working for and with them, I think that this experience is a positive one. Yes, it allows me to be a better salesman because after being here I know exactly what our company is, who runs it, and what we offer. And this time here isn't just about answering phones -- we went through three days of company orientation, CATS testing orientation, are given a recency flight in the Seminole every ten days, have 24 hour a day access to the AST 300 sim, and are encouraged to spend some time at the airport watching and learning from the instructors (we can and do backseat anytime we want).

I guess I could look at it as some useless hurdle -- but that would be a waste of time and energy. I guess using that logic, we could also call recurrent training at an airline some useles hurdle -- after all, we already know how to fly that plane, right? I will continue to focus on the positive, work hard and move forward -- I have seen both in my previous career and in my flight training that perception, hard work and attitude has as much to do with success as skill.

I feel as strongly as I do about my job based on three things: my experience in the Career Pilot Program, my impressions of the company since arriving here, the amount of quality multi time I'll be getting, and the planes I'll be flying during my time at ATP. I stand by my statements.

May 1st, 2002, 06:20	#11
socal Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 82	Re: Multi Time at ATP For Less Than $100 Per Hour I do hate being away from my family -- that's why I'm flying home to see them this weekend. But, being here has given me the opportunity to get a close look at the company and how it is run -- if I am going to be working for and with them, I think that this experience is a positive one. Yes, it allows me to be a better salesman because after being here I know exactly what our company is, who runs it, and what we offer. And this time here isn't just about answering phones -- we went through three days of company orientation, CATS testing orientation, are given a recency flight in the Seminole every ten days, have 24 hour a day access to the AST 300 sim, and are encouraged to spend some time at the airport watching and learning from the instructors (we can and do backseat anytime we want). I guess I could look at it as some useless hurdle -- but that would be a waste of time and energy. I guess using that logic, we could also call recurrent training at an airline some useles hurdle -- after all, we already know how to fly that plane, right? I will continue to focus on the positive, work hard and move forward -- I have seen both in my previous career and in my flight training that perception, hard work and attitude has as much to do with success as skill. I feel as strongly as I do about my job based on three things: my experience in the Career Pilot Program, my impressions of the company since arriving here, the amount of quality multi time I'll be getting, and the planes I'll be flying during my time at ATP. I stand by my statements.