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Old March 3rd, 2006, 13:22   #49
bob loblaw
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Originally Posted by kellwolf
Careful here. Just b/c you've been to one FBO doesn't mean they train the same as all FBOs, just like all the academies and aviation colleges aren't the same. There are some FBOs out there that train on the highest level, and there are some really crappy ones. Just b/c you've seen one FBO flight school doesn't mean you've seen them all.



This is assuming that pilot unions have any power when it comes to hiring of employees. I doubt many airlines would give that kind of power to the union. And if you're saying that you would harbor no ill will toward a bridge program person with 600 hours if they were offered a job you both interviewed with after "sacrificing to obtain your CFI/CFII/MEI," then I call BS.
No B.S. the bridger sacrificed twice the amount of money I did for me to become a CFI. The bridger deserves the same opportunity as I do, regardless of his hours. Also, I tried to verify it, but the pinnacle RJ that crashed in 2004 was flown by a crew who came up the "right way." Not by a crew of bridgers, so the fear of a low time F/O is pretty much unwarranted.
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