Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
K2... do it. Pay for your line training and 500 hours. By all means....
But then remember that when you're asking for a job or raise or wonder why you're paid an absolute pittance. Remember, they cannot move a 737 without the guy in the right seat which means they cannot generate revenue.
So, with all due respect, how stupid do you have to be to pay them for the privilege of generating revenue for them?
I've been banging out my thought on the keyboard... and for what. Trying to reason with a bunch of future children of the magenta line who have the backing of their rich families, or have the means to secure loans to pay for such schemes. And if they do secure loans it's guaranteed by their families too.
Well I guess my point is this is that I've got a little over 3 and a half years til I hang up the goggles and hope to never step on a commercial airliner again. I'll stick to my good old trusty PA23 or mobile home to do my travelling.
At least my bulk of the last 22 years have been with foreign carriers that treat their skippers with respect, pay on time, and never interfered with my quality of life.
I pity the current skippers who are unfortunate to be paired with one of these little spoiled brats who feel they don't have to earn they way into the cockpit by honest time building flying.
As posted before, I hope a list of these short cutters is compiled for appropriate use by responsible chief pilots.