One aspect of integrated training that's rarely mentioned is the employability of such pilots in a GA environment.
Over the last few years I've seen more and more integrated students who have failed to secure airline positions attempt to kick start their career by moving into GA.
Sadly they frequently ill prepared for this. They have a bare minimum of hours. Have never done a single unsupervised/none training flight.
They never pulled an aircraft out of a hangar barely know how to top up oil or put fuel an aircraft and as for something like de-icing well they haven't a clue.
I've even seen applicants who have never even flown in the UK and after shelling out nigh on a 100 grand to end up in a position worse off than someone who has forked out 60 grand less to me something is missing.
Last edited by Mickey Kaye; 5th Jun 2012 at 19:34.