Anyone still there?

[BrettInLJ]

This forum is pretty dead. Is that a bad sign?

A few questions about Pan Am now that they have moved to Phoenix:

1) Is there a waiting list for hiring of instructors?

2) How many hours are instructors getting?

3) What's up with the uniforms? Seriously.

4) Has it left the "dark side" from a business practice standpoint?

[MikeD]

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This forum is pretty dead. Is that a bad sign?



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No. Makes my job easy.

DCA forum replaced the PanAm forum long ago as the "preschooler problem child" clown-act section of this website.

[Lima_Charlie]

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This forum is pretty dead. Is that a bad sign?

A few questions about Pan Am now that they have moved to Phoenix:

1) Is there a waiting list for hiring of instructors?

2) How many hours are instructors getting?

3) What's up with the uniforms? Seriously.

4) Has it left the "dark side" from a business practice standpoint?

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Hey Brett,

Not a bad sign... Those us that were frequent posters have either moved on, (Turk), or are too busy to find the time to surf this board (me).

To answer your questions...

1. Yes there is a waiting list. The school has changed their instructor hiring process. Instructing is no longer a guarantee. It is an opportunity you must earn as a student. If you meet and or exceed certain criteria set forth by the Chief Flight Instructor, when you finish the program you are put in the instructor hiring pool. So rather than each new instructor only getting one student and having just a trickle of time filling up the log book, when you are finally "pulled" out of the pool, you could expect 3 students. The latest group that was just pulled out each got 2 private students. So that means at least three hours of flight time while they are in ground school, and about 6 when they are finished w/ ground school.

2. I am currently getting at least 4 to 5 hours of "dual given" each day with my 3 students. I have one instrument student, so we have been spending alot of time in the simulator, so that doesn't cound toward total time. I am not sure of everyone else, but if you have three students, and fly once each day with each person, 4-5 hours/day is good estimate.

3. Uniforms... Its a professional academy. Don't see that changing anytime soon.

4. Haven't seen or heard anything lately, but again, I don't really have the time to listen to the rumor mill.

Hope that helps,

LC

[Doug Taylor]

And the "Acme-branded forum virtual prozac mister". I had it set to eleven, perhaps I should reduce it a little.

[TheFlyingTurkey]

I check in occasionally, but it's been real quiet, which is a very nice change from the recent past.
I finished ground school here at Piedmont a week ago, and I am now in the SIM. I should be done in the SIM in a week and a half (with a 5 day break in there, a much needed break!) Then its on to SOE (same as IOE).
Training is very tough and demanding. Constant studying and memorizing. I will post a new thread about life at Piedmont once I finish training, I'm just too busy now. I have to find a new home for the thread, dosen't seem right to post in the Pan Am forum.
Besides, I still have to pass the training course!