Originally Posted by
ThrustJam
Just a quick heads up. Avschool is not the same as before. No more fly now pay later program, no more "dodo knowledges", very relax environment and lenient on training. It become a typical gen-av flying school. PAL hire LSO with 250 minimum hours, CPL-IR rated, wether you came from Avschool or a different flying school which is 50% cheaper. After graduation, PAL doesn't assure a pilot trainee any job from their roster, so try to think of these things. Many PT never made it to the line.
A lot of PAL Management pilots never allow their kids to go to Avschool, but instead, earn their time from cheaper blocks. Wonder why?
Pointers: If you are still interested in applying, just do good, never fail any checks, and do the PTR nicely. That's the only stuff similar to what you'll do as SO in the line.
I'm definitely not saying that PALAS is far superior than any other flying schools out there however being a PALAS graduate myself, comparing the quality of SO's now flying in the line,
as to those batches that came in the 2000's, I can truly say that the quality has truly diminished (mainly on the attitude side). Arriving late for a flight, having incomplete documents while on duty,
massively reasoning with a Flight Instructor without proper basis, filing ELs and SLs then to see a post in Boracay the next day and, of course, failing Sim Proficiency Checks
several times just to name a few...
These things greatly saddens me that our graduates have come to this. Most of them really need a VERY HUGE attitude adjustment. Unfortunately, some of the PALAS traditions
that were goin on for decades, that were designed to mold your character and attitude, have been literally banned and thus, voila!
Now, Im not discouraging nor disconcerting anyone from applying with PALAS but one thing you new cadets must learn (as I have), is that in PALAS, or flying in the line,
or any other airline for that matter, flying is basically 5% Skill and 95% Attitude. I've seen some really sharp PALAS cadets who graduated with honors but never made it
to the line. Conversely, cadets who happen to be at the bottom of their classes are the ones who actually excel here.
On a personal note, PALAS has a very intricate and substantial curriculum in which your are trained to execute everything as per PROCEDURE (the heart of airline flying).
Just keep your nose clean, study hard and bunk-fly at least 10mins a day, and you guys will do great....
All the Best!!!