The training environment is toxic, inconsistent, and emotionally harmful.
• Some instructors exhibit disrespectful, condescending, and authoritarian behavior, disregarding the trainee’s prior experience.
• CRM is broken during training — instructors interrupt radio calls, create distractions, and foster an atmosphere of fear instead of mentorship.
• Hostility replaces support: issues like headset malfunctions or procedural questions are met with sarcasm or punitive responses.
• Trainees are set up to fail by receiving conflicting instructions and then being penalized for following them.
• No cultural sensitivity whatsoever — foreign pilots are made to feel like outsiders, with no language support or awareness from instructors.
• Reporting issues yields no meaningful follow-up. Pilots who raise concerns are often ignored or labeled as the problem.
• The training program needs a complete cultural overhaul. Until then, talented and qualified professionals will continue to leave or suffer unnecessary emotional stress.
