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Old December 30th, 2007, 15:31   #1
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Ok, so I just got back from deployment in Africa a couple of months ago and have been looking for a school to finish up my IFR/COMM at. My girlfriend also wants to get her Commercial.

Anywhoooo... she was on a plane home for christmas and there was a pilot sitting next to her catching a ride to Houston and they sparked up a conversation about flight schools and he swore by MESA. I cant remember, but I vaguely remember very bad things about MESA and I didnt wanna just come out of the gate shooting it down without knowing a whole lot about it....

... flame on....
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Old December 30th, 2007, 15:32   #2
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Man this is gonna be soooooooo good.
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Old December 30th, 2007, 15:36   #3
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Here we go again ..................
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Old December 30th, 2007, 15:38   #4
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Says Mr.JetU.
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Old December 30th, 2007, 15:44   #5
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Ok, so I just got back from deployment in Africa a couple of months ago and have been looking for a school to finish up my IFR/COMM at. My girlfriend also wants to get her Commercial.

Anywhoooo... she was on a plane home for christmas and there was a pilot sitting next to her catching a ride to Houston and they sparked up a conversation about flight schools and he swore by MESA. I cant remember, but I vaguely remember very bad things about MESA and I didnt wanna just come out of the gate shooting it down without knowing a whole lot about it....

... flame on....

You "can't" (or "vaguely" remember), yet you know that is flaming theme.......
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Old December 30th, 2007, 15:46   #6
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... It's been a while since I've been on here due to my deployment... Jtrain told me it'd be a flaming theme... but told me you guys would set me straight...
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Answer his question, guys, he honestly doesn't know crap about he program except for the expletives I threw his way.
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Old December 30th, 2007, 15:59   #8
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Says Mr.JetU.

Thats Mr JetU Sir to you!

You'd better watch out , I'll get Rightseatgirl after you !

Actually , after researching JetU , I'm convinced its not a good program!
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Old December 30th, 2007, 16:20   #9
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MAPD used to be a good program and delivered what it promised. It seems there have been some staff changes recently and it has gone down hill considerably. I'd steer clear.
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MAPD is pointless now. Mesa will hire anyone with multi-comm, 1st class medical, and a (reasonably) clean criminal background check.
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Old December 31st, 2007, 00:43   #11
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MAPD is pointless now.
Agreed. I think the Farmington/San Juan/PACE programs are pointless. The 4-year ASU program isn't as pointless, as it is just another 4-year college program that gets you all of your certs (even CFI, II) and a degree. Although the ASU/MPD program hasn't necessarily gotten worse over the years, the benefit of going to such a program is no longer there. Like someone said above, if regionals are going to hire people with wet multi/commercial then there's really no reason to go to such a program that 'guarantees' an interview with a regional. Big deal.
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Old December 31st, 2007, 11:13   #12
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The dishwashing job I had in high school treated me a lot better than Mesa ever did.
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Old January 8th, 2008, 14:05   #14
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That program is bottom line crap Mesa will hire anybody. Get it done cheap at an FBO and they will hire you with a wet commercial temp.
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Old January 8th, 2008, 15:30   #15
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That program is bottom line crap Mesa will hire anybody. Get it done cheap at an FBO and they will hire you with a wet commercial temp.
Hypothetically, can't that be said about many, if not all, the regionals now? Explain to me, please the differences in hiring criterias excluding the hours flown?
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Just say NO!
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Stay away ... far, far away ... from anything to do with Ornstein.
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