Originally Posted by
tossbag
Buyer beware, if you are too dim to do the research on job prospects prior to spending 160k on a student loan, that's on you. Basic research will give you the award rates for either an instructor or a GA pilot. And those business owners whinging about snouts in the trough and unethical fee-help loans are usually those that can't get fee-help for their own business. Would they dip their snouts, you bet they would if they could. Oh sorry, they're ethical and would refuse fee-help in their business.
Newsflash, there is a pilot shortage, it's reflected in the unprecedented hiring at the moment. Don't have enough hours to apply, go out and get them. That's what all my mates did and a fair whack of them have fee-help loans. And if Clare thinks you're rude for not making an appointment, when everyone else has told you to drop off a res in person because your emails will be ignored, don't worry about her and drop your res off at the next joint. One thing I can guarantee you, no one that is responsible for hiring will make appointments to see randoms when they're not hiring, they're too busy.
Pilots have always been known as whingers, when you find one that's not, you hire them.
There's some valuable points in this post. Thanks for sharing! I disagree about failing to do research prior to landing myself in a lot of debt. I did research award wages but there is no research on the supply/demand curves of fresh CPL graduates vs available entry-level GA jobs. This is where it gets vague and it's only once your "on the street" door knocking and meeting people, while looking at the other 15 of your class mates (that also cannot find a job), that you realise something is seriously wrong with the system. I bought into a school that sold the "take your career to the skies" dream. I understand, it's a business and they'll do and say anything to sign you up to a FIR course, etc. But this is unethical business practices and many schools are doing this.
As for the pilot shortage, does this not depend on the specific market? From my understanding (& research), the shortages are higher up in the "food chain" as opposed to down low at my level (entry level GA).
Thanks again!