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Originally Posted by Airdale No the RJ course is a birthday present from my parents. Everything I have in life I've earned, my parents never really held my hand. I financed all of my flight training on my own, and my Mom and Dad said they are so proud of what I've acocmplished, that they feel like they owe it to me. I've talked about the RJ course with them, and they've offered to send me, so I'm taking them up on it.
Plus my instructor through the program despised the RJ course. He didn't like it all and refused to do it. Well he got hired at Express around 800TT and he the first thing he told me after new hire class was do the RJ course. He said three other guys had done it and they were way ahead of everyone else in the class. He told me that he didn't see a value to the RJ course until he went to new hire class. It's one thing to get an interview and get hired, its another to make it through new hire training. Doing the RJ course doesn't give you a type rating, but it familiarizes you with RJ systems, FMS and crew procedures. Something that definitely can't hurt to have under your belt prior to new hire class. |
The airline will teach what you need to know. Who cares if you're the top of the class or the bottom o the class? At the end of the day it's really just pass/fail. You don't get better senority if you No. 1 grade wise in class.
If your parents want to help you out, use the money to pay off some debts. You'll be MUCH better off.
And what heppens when the regional you get hired at sticks you in a turboprop?
Point is ... if you work hard and pay attention in class and aren't a raving d*****bag you'll get through new hire training.