"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 16:34:35 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


I'm afraid to ask, but I will: Do you sometimes get students who are
barely
qualified to work at Jiffy Lube, and think they're ready to work on
aircraft
that carry hundreds of passengers (to their deaths)?


Not really. It is a limited enrollment program so the students have to
meet minimum criteria. Most students that aren't motivated balk at
taking 94 semester hours in 2 years. Any others that are borderline
are victims of the FAA mandated knowledge, oral, and practical
testing.

Hmm. I still want to interview every mechanic that works on the planes I
fly. That's why I don't fly much. :-( I used to love it when I was a kid,
but the pilots had mostly been through hell already, the equipment was brand
new, and there were no labor problems causing attitude problems.