Originally Posted by
Phlying Phallus
Then there are those who were never able to pass an interview at a major, and they got stuck at a regional for the rest of their life.
It's really sad that you don't even see the irony and hypocrisy in your own accusations of the junior pilots a Eagle.
You lambaste them for wanting to live every pilots dream - have a prestegious job flying a large aircraft, have a large number of days off, and make a ton of money while doing it. You act as if all of these young pilots coming out of college actually aspire to live your life. "I want to go to college for 4 years, amass a huge debt to learn how to fly, then spend the rest of my life flying a small jet (or prop) to small cities for meager pay, crappy work rules, and a small amount of days off. I just can't wait to never see my friends or family!"
Yet here you and your buddies are lobbying non-stop for larger aircraft (and subsequent higher pay) since your so called "career" is stalled in the minor leagues.
Sorry we are not going to just roll over for you so that you can scab away more of our flying. Why don't you throw a few more jabs mainline's way - about how our pay and work rules are going down. Maybe a few more forensic analysis of how AMR just wants to control costs by shifting their flying to those who will work for McDonald's wages and work rules (YOU). All fantastic justification for your "alternative flying lifestyle" all the while ignoring the fact that it is you that are the primary cause of it.
Sooner or later, all of those junior guys that you make fun of will want a real career and are going to put their foot down on the regional's "legacy" pilots that are ruining their chances to make it to a mainline. We'll see who has the last laugh when those junior pilots at Eagle get fed up and pool their votes to take over your MEC.
There are those that consider flying for a regional as being "stuck" and as somehow failures. There are those that believe that the sun rises and sets in a big airplanes cockpits and those who don't strive for that sun are somehow less worthy.
My comments are fact. Of course, not all our newer pilots feel this way but some do. I see your post about this as attempting to lure others to join your assult on me............in THAT respect, I'll have to give our junior pilots more credit then to be gullibly suckered into such a stupid move. I think most are better then that.
Your making emotionally based assumptions again and..........well, it's leading nowhere. Just because I say we have
SOME wide-eyed kids is not an indictment on the entire junior ranks of Eagle as much as you want to make it to be to use for your retaliatory purposes. Another emotionally based assumption is that we ALL are flying "small" jets (statement of our inferiority) to "small" cities (another statement of our inferiority) for "meager pay, crappy work rules for small amount of days off" (again, all statements of our inferiority).
While were at it, lets highlight some more emotionally based assumptions this post reveals;
- That WE are "lobbying NON-STOP" for larger aircraft.
AMR decides, we don't and haven't even talked to them.
- AGAIN, (sigh) me or other senior Eagle pilots careers are "stalled in the minor leagues" (yes, another statement of our inferiority). That we're all "McDonalds" pilots
- *drum roll, please* That now we are apparently SCABS.
- Admission that I (and other "alternative flying pilots") are the cause of your problems, when it was your union that GAVE these aircraft to us. WE had NO SAY, but as usual it is our fault (just like I highlighted several posts ago).
- and finally the fervant hope that our junior pilots will band together and overthrow our current leadership (comprised of pilots ALL accross the seniority ladder) for the best interest of the APA and people like you.
No emotion here, but I have to thank you. I think it's important to overlook the fact that this post has to be the record for one that has the highest number of offensive, demeaning and belittling attacks against a single group of pilots bar none and highlight to all here exactly what it means to be an Eagle pilot existing in the shadows of people such as yourself.
In that spirit, I consider you post to be among the most educational ones ever posted at APC. I think everyone here should give a loud HARUMPH to King Phallus for puting a SCAB like me in his place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
