@ airstink
i think i've heard of that pilot. and i wont defend the guy simply because i dont know him. but you're generalizing the whole lot for one persons actions.
just because you found a rotten apple in a barrel doesnt necessarily mean that the whole barrel is full of rotten apples.
you judge one persons actions based on heresay (unless you were the student he was hitting..) but you fail to realize that most (not all, mind you) of the airline pilots that came from genav has done the same thing: corporal punishment, padding of time, etc. but they're in the airlines. they're flying 747s, 777s, 380s.. they did what they did to get to the airlines ahead of the others.
and look what happened... pilots, captains and f.o's, that screw up because of lack of training and discipline despite what the time on their logbook says.
but thats just my opinion...