AOPA states that "most" pilots are incompetent

"Greg Farris" wrote in message
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I had nine people send resumes/letters/emails for the short-term contract
position I posted. That posting was not in a widely read forum...just RAP,
RAM and a couple notices at airports where I know people.


And of the nine, how many were really fit for the job?

All but one. Some were a bit short on total hours (I asked for 3000 but
could go to 1500), most on Bonanza hours (I asked for 500 but was able to go
as low as 150...insurnace you know).

What kind of job was it - Part 135? 91?

Part 91.

I offered the job to a young gentleman this morning. What I got was a fellow
with lots of mountain experince (he's from Utah), 2200 TT and 600 hrs
Bonanza.


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

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"Greg Farris" wrote in message
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I had nine people send resumes/letters/emails for the short-term contract
position I posted. That posting was not in a widely read forum...just
RAP,
RAM and a couple notices at airports where I know people.


And of the nine, how many were really fit for the job?

All but one. Some were a bit short on total hours (I asked for 3000 but
could go to 1500), most on Bonanza hours (I asked for 500 but was able to
go as low as 150...insurnace you know).

What kind of job was it - Part 135? 91?

Part 91.

I offered the job to a young gentleman this morning. What I got was a
fellow with lots of mountain experince (he's from Utah), 2200 TT and 600
hrs Bonanza.


One interesting thing: a few years back I posted jobs for a part-time IT
admin person and for an accountant. I got over 200 responses for the IT job
and only five or six were qualified (most were just "hobbists"). Most their
correspondance was attrocious, about on part with someone in early
elementary school.

I got over 50 for the accountant. About 30 were qualified.

The IT guy I hired was a retired IT guy and he still works for me two day a
week and on call. The accountant was a student from Niger who spoke King's
English and sounded like James Earl Jones. He stayed two years until he got
his CPA. I loved to just listen to him talk.


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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

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One interesting thing: a few years back I posted jobs for a part-time IT
admin person and for an accountant. I got over 200 responses for the IT job
and only five or six were qualified (most were just "hobbists"). Most their
correspondance was attrocious, about on part with someone in early
elementary school.


That is funny. Shows that the IT job today makes people dream more than a
pilot's job. A good IT job also pays more than all but the very best pilot
jobs, and aguably requires more training.

GF

In article , Greg Farris
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A good IT job also pays more than all but the very best pilot
jobs, and aguably requires more training.

which almost none have. :-(

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Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

"Greg Farris" wrote in message
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One interesting thing: a few years back I posted jobs for a part-time IT
admin person and for an accountant. I got over 200 responses for the IT
job
and only five or six were qualified (most were just "hobbists"). Most
their
correspondance was attrocious, about on part with someone in early
elementary school.


That is funny. Shows that the IT job today makes people dream more than a
pilot's job. A good IT job also pays more than all but the very best pilot
jobs,

Demand. Every company much bigger than a "Mom & Pop" operation needs IT
people. How many need commercial pilots?

and aguably requires more training.

That would certainly be arguable.

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:58:36 -0400, Bob Noel
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In article , Greg Farris
wrote:

A good IT job also pays more than all but the very best pilot
jobs, and aguably requires more training.

which almost none have. :-(

I have the training, the degree and I doubt any out there can afford
me. :-)) "I love retirement" although it could pay better.

Actually I did find one that could afford me and it'd have been doing
the same thing I did before retiring for a *lot* more money, but
unfortunately they expected the same kind of hours which was why I
retired in the first place.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 06:26:37 -0700, "Matt Barrow"
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"Greg Farris" wrote in message
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In article ,
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One interesting thing: a few years back I posted jobs for a part-time IT
admin person and for an accountant. I got over 200 responses for the IT
job
and only five or six were qualified (most were just "hobbists"). Most
their
correspondance was attrocious, about on part with someone in early
elementary school.


That is funny. Shows that the IT job today makes people dream more than a
pilot's job. A good IT job also pays more than all but the very best pilot
jobs,

Demand. Every company much bigger than a "Mom & Pop" operation needs IT
people. How many need commercial pilots?

and aguably requires more training.

That would certainly be arguable.

I'd think it would take more hours to get the degree, plus the
required experience for IT than it does for the commercial. Maybe not
ATP, but I'd almost bet on the commercial.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com