FAQs Archives: School Selection Questions

I met one dispatcher who claimed that he was taught out of some guy’s garage. True?

I’ve heard that and worse, so it is probably true. It is absurd that this nonsense occurs.

Do you conduct your class in an actual classroom or in some conference room?

A primary classroom of approximately 1,000 square feet. We have 2 smaller classrooms of about 750 and 500 square feet used occasionally for airlines or smaller groups.

Which schools do you consider serious competition?

None. With over 64 years of experience in this particular certification field, with other schools’ graduates requesting technical help, job assistance; airlines requesting assistance with their manuals, and more testimonials from worldwide airlines and individuals emailed and posted every month, including former instructors at other schools singing our praises, Sheffield considers no other school to […]

Are you an FAA-approved school per FAR Part 65?

Yes.

One school I considered claimed they are FAA-approved and have had no inspection problems, so “we’re as good as anybody.”

We always point to graduate ability/competence and airline opinion to counter this absurd statement. When we hear consistent statements from airlines such as “Sheffield grads are self-starters” or “We don’t need to pamper the Sheffield graduates” or “I’m never dealing with that school again!”, that tells us we’re doing the right thing. When other schools’ […]

Does FAA-approval guarantee quality?

No. Do your homework when researching and selecting schools.

Is Sheffield School of Aeronautics FAA-approved?

Yes. Longer than any other dispatcher school in the world.

Another school claims to have the only FAA-approved distance learning course?

False. Every course we offer and how we grant course credit via experience or online training is built within our Training Course Outline, which is electronically signed and approved by the FAA. So these claims are simply marketing lies.

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