AI Rate Professor

Aviation

David West

AIRT41 · AIRT414243 · AIRT42 · ATC0878 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will study hard for and can tolerate uneven lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardIndustry knowledgeStorytellerStrict graderUnorganized lecturesMemorization-heavy tests
  • Students respect his ATC industry knowledge and personality but split hard on teaching quality.
  • Grading and and some fail rates reported.
  • , and unhelpful, while others say study and you pass.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Passing is doable with study, but hard grading, fail rates, and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Material is basic ATC content for motivated students, yet tests demand heavy memorization and many find the class hard.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Success is tied to showing up and paying attention, but .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Fans praise industry knowledge while critics call him the worst and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Multiple students report , and refusal to bump borderline grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

and exams require memorizing planes and details, with mixed assignment structure.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Strong industry knowledge and personality clash with , and uneven helpfulness.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Reviews emphasize exams, quizzes, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person aviation students call him knowledgeable and likable, but , and boring or off-topic lectures.

Main concern

, and lecture-test mismatch frustrate many students.

What students said

“OUTSTANDING knowlegde of the Air Traffic industry”
AIRT41
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ATC0878
“ . Always a handful of people that fail his class.”
AIRT42

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and details, and some students say class talk does not match the exam.

Memorization-heavy testsQuizzesLecture-test mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes; some report lecture content missing from exams.

Memorization-heavy testsQuizzesLecture-test mismatch
“AIRT 43 was hard because and lecture was boring.”
AIRT42
“what he talks in class in . hard class”
ATC0878
“just show up and try to memorize airplanes”
AIRT41

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Liked his personality, disliked his teaching style and grading.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person aviation reviews with mixed praise and criticism. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧠 Industry Knowledge

75/100

“OUTSTANDING knowlegde of the Air Traffic industry and its pros and cons”

📉 Teaching Consistency

40/100

“very unorganized tends to lose students ”

⚖️

32/100

“ . Always a handful of people that fail his class.”

👍 Conditional Success

55/100

“ up and try to memorize airplanes”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • West, was a regular guy, told many stories
  • spends class time talking about his personal life
  • he doesnt seem prepared with lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Always a handful of people that fail his class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

  • Real cool guy though.
  • I like the guy.
  • Great guy unfortunatly he is gone now.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Ten in-person reviews from 2005-2010 give mixed but detailed accounts; opinions conflict and some note he is no longer teaching.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

AIRT415 reviews
AIRT423 reviews
AIRT4142431 review
ATC08781 review

Reported outcomes

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