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Originally Posted by DE727UPS "I apologize DE, now I'm just ruffling your feathers"
You're gonna have to try harder than that....
Maybe try telling me how much better a pilot you are if you go to FSA vs a little FBO, that usually does it. |
Hahahaha.
Nah, in my opinion, and In my case, stick with an FBO for at least training through your Comm-Inst-ME ratings. I bet it'll be a lot cheaper with an FBO (again, depends if you look around) than going to FSA.
No one is necessarily a better pilot if they go to DCA or FSA or a local FBO.
DE,
We all know this boards stance on Gulfstream.
But seriously, if we were to stand on the side, and look at how many people go there, and then look at what happens once they come out, what will we see?
As far as I can tell, I don't think Gulfstream is having trouble filing in their classes. I think they're pretty full actually for every class.
And once the students get done, *many* get on with PNCL. A few have gone on with Colgan, and a few accept the permanent hire offers at Gulfstream.
I think the point is that going to that academy does get you results.
Actually, ignore for a second that the academy "brings down the profession, hurts pilot careers, etc."
I think you'd have to agree that their training is top notch... the ground school, flight training, and even once you fly the line. This I've gathered from ex-students.
Their safety record is exemplary. There have been a few hipcups (gear collapse upon landing, etc), but no fatalities.
So, going solely on the notion that a 250 hr pilot isn't ready for a part 121 flying the right seat sort of goes out the window given Gulfstream's record.
And, also consider that Gulfstream has always 'hired' their F/Os through the academy. In another words, those right seats were never open to anyone else. A CFI couldn't come into the right seat and fly the Beech 1900 unless he/she went through GIA. So, it's not like students who pay the $30k are "taking" a job from a qualified pilot.... that job was never "open" to anyone BUT the Gulfstream Academy student.
I've checked my past postings regarding Gulfstream, and I see that my posts were extremely negative regarding Gulfstream.
But now that I've educated myself, I view Gulfstream much differently now.
Ignoring the PFT aspect, Gulfstream would be top notch.