Terminal Class pass rate

Pick ADW if it’s available! ;) In all seriousness though, if you have any questions feel free to pm me and I’ll answer what I can. Good luck!
 
hey guys, we pa on Tuesday and i wanted to see if anyone had anything to say about the list we just got. mostly in regards to the work environment and if there's anywhere we should avoid.

MFD
PTK
FSM
YNG
CCR
MAF
MSN
BUF
ABI
FAY
ADW
ONT
SYR
PIA
MFD
HSV

its in the right order. Cheers
If it were me I'd go either MSN or BUF for "best" facility... MSN consistently rates high on many "best places to live" lists... It's one of the few facilities in the FAA that's gaining traffic... The downside is their staffing number just jumped up (hence why it's on your list) so it may be a while before there's any movement there. I can't speak for the environment there, but the area is gorgeous and cost of living is very reasonable.
 
I work at ONT. High level 5 facility in the LA area/Inland Empire SoCal. If you like air carriers, heavy jets (B747-8, UPS/FDX/Amazon cargo) this is a great facility to begin your career. Come prepared to work hard and succeed at a growing airport in the greater LA area. We are the primary divert airport for LAX. Cost of living is higher in LA and OC but the inland empire is much more affordable. Many of our trainees live within 10-15 min from work. We are 40 miles east of downtown LA, 25 miles NE of Anaheim/central Orange County.
 
I work at ONT. High level 5 facility in the LA area/Inland Empire SoCal. If you like air carriers, heavy jets (B747-8, UPS/FDX/Amazon cargo) this is a great facility to begin your career. Come prepared to work hard and succeed at a growing airport in the greater LA area. We are the primary divert airport for LAX. Cost of living is higher in LA and OC but the inland empire is much more affordable. Many of our trainees live within 10-15 min from work. We are 40 miles east of downtown LA, 25 miles NE of Anaheim/central Orange County.
Your last academy arrival from a couple weeks ago start training yet?
 
We take PAs tomorrow. Any advice from any of you guys that have gone through and made it?
Do what I did... let the nerves go crazy until u plug in. I told myself.. be nervous all u want until u plug your headset in. I allowed myself to freak out to myself and then as soon as I plugged in I said "ok, no more nerves" and it worked. It's normal to be nervous.. there's a lot at stake, but when it comes down to the opportunity to perform, you can't think about how nervous you are you MUST stop that portion of your brain.
 
hey guys, we pa on Tuesday and i wanted to see if anyone had anything to say about the list we just got. mostly in regards to the work environment and if there's anywhere we should avoid.

MFD
PTK
FSM
YNG
CCR
MAF
MSN
BUF
ABI
FAY
ADW
ONT
SYR
PIA
MFD
HSV

its in the right order. Cheers


So what's the verdict after day one?
 
Was Adam your evaluator??
I don't remember which one was Adam. The one that I got the 36 with was the dude with the glasses who talks to all the classes. The bigger guy that everyone called The Gatekeeper is actually the one I did well with. And I use the term "well" loosely.
 
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I don't remember which one was Adam. The one that I got the 36 with was the dude with the classes who talks to all the glasses. The bigger guy that everyone called The Gatekeeper is actually the one I did well with. And I use the term "well" loosely.

Adam is The Gatekeeper.
 
Okay, yeah that's what I had figured. I guess I never learned his actual name. I got a 68 with Adam, which was one of the better local scores anyone had gotten with him in our class.

All the evaluators seemed fair. Adam definitely gave the lowest grades in the class and he sent someone home who didn't deserve to not make it, but he simply applies the rules as they are written.

Honestly, people heard about him being a tough grader and they psyched themselves out when he was grading their local. I believe they got lower scores as a result of that, not that he grades unfairly.
 
All the evaluators seemed fair. Adam definitely gave the lowest grades in the class and he sent someone home who didn't deserve to not make it, but he simply applies the rules as they are written.

Honestly, people heard about him being a tough grader and they psyched themselves out when he was grading their local. I believe they got lower scores as a result of that, not that he grades unfairly.

He does not apply the rules as written. I got a 76 with him (and passed), but he gave me a 15 (16? Can’t remember) separation error for crossing 28R at echo with someone holding in position and not issuing the traffic call to the crossing aircraft. During our debrief with QA, I was told that should have only been a 5pt error at the most. I had already TR’d a separate issue on my first run with no luck and I received enough points to pass, so I wasn’t concerned, but it got me thinking how many people have missed out because of a simple error like that. I can’t say he was any harsher than the other evaluators though because my personal experience was with only one other, with whom I got a lower score so who knows...
 
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