Robert Breen Review & Testimonial
I felt very well prepared for flying at Cape Air. The instructors here on more than one occasion asked me if I had attended an airline prep and when I told them "ATP", they all said "You can tell." The methodical way you teach IFR flying is great. Things like the ATP Airport Directory are very similar to the Cape Air "Regional Flight Information Manual". Likewise, procedure documents ATP provided were excellent primers. As a result, I was ahead of the game when I arrived at Cape Air. What I didn't know as I was going through ATP is how those similarities were very much on purpose. I suggest you make a bigger point out of that to your students. It's truly an advantage.
People describe the ATP training as "Fire-hose" but that's exactly what I found here as well. I was used to it (unlike many others who had been out of the training environment longer than I had). Again, this was a tremendous advantage. I made it to where I wanted to be quicker than I estimated. I realize that is not the norm, but I do attribute that to the training I received at ATP. From first ATP flight to first commercial flight with Cape Air, I was at 9 months. First flight into Chicago O'Hare - 1 year on the nose.