Originally Posted by
Carl Spackler
It's not that it's your fault for taking his job, it's that it's such a foolish decision. You're building time to get to a major, but the majors are hardly hiring. Why? Major's flying is being outsourced to you. Do you see the conundrum?
It may have worked out for some guys in the past, but it's very tough odds that you'll be one chosen to go to a major. It's just a question of math. The only question now is: How long will you continue to provide the reason (horribly cheap labor) that management wants to outsource in the first place? Only you can answer that question.
Carl
I understand what you're saying, and I don't want to beat a dead horse or hijack this thread, but do you really think current CFIs with no airline experience are going to be the ones who fix the problems (by not taking outsourced jobs at substandard wages) that airline pilots are facing ? When viewed from the perspective of a young, pragmatic (if short-sighted) CFI, the conundrum is not so clear. To my knowledge, no legacy carriers hire pilots with only CFI experience. I'm sure a lot of young pilots would rather instruct their way to a mainline job, but that just isn't a viable option. I think everyone can agree that the profession is a mess -- while I understand that it's important to recognize how it happend, I don't think arguing over whose fault it is is going to get it cleaned up any time soon.