hank1292 wrote:[ QUOTE ]
The bottom line on getting a pro job is not which school you go to. No where on your ticket will it say Skymates or ATP or FS etc. When it comes down to getting you a job you have to have the ticket, the flight time and do well on the interveiw. Short cuts to your dream job are advertising...
Best thing to do is go visit the schools your are considering and go with your gut. Don't get sucked in by smoke and mirrors to burning a ton of cash. It wont help you in the long run.
There are former students/instructors from Skymates working at Eagle, Mesa, COEX, Ameristar (135 freight) and corporate jobs to list a few.
[/ QUOTE ] I liked this post and thought it relative to this situation.
Yes... Ryan, I believe that Skymates has a great school and some really great instructors. I know about 5 of them (past & present) personally including yourself. You guys are great!
But I don't think that Merlin was stating that Monarch or Skymates doesn't put out pro-pilots... rather I believe he was referring to the timeline aspect. Like it or not... (and sometimes I didn't like it as a student) ATP puts you on a very rigid timeline from start to finish. They have a program and a formula that has worked well for them.
For example: in the past several months ATP has seen students go from 0 time to Airline in 12-14 months or less... Some ACPP students in even a shorter period of time.
In an industry where Seniority can make or break your career that is a huge advantage. And I think that is the spirit of Merlin's post.
Bob
PS: Is "Smoke and Mirrors" the Buzz phrase for the fellow competition on the field?
