Originally Posted by SUX4U

Donny, you're out of your element! How you can come off thinking your experience bouncing around the east coast in an ERJ makes you a more suitable pilot then those from fighter back grounds is absurd! You come off thinking because you had some major airlines paint job on your RJ and a few passengers in the back (all wondering who the hell this mesa airlines is anyways) during a flap fail or something of that nature makes your experience more desireable and valid... get real! I really don't think you grasp what the guys in single seat jets do in the air. For the record, I never flew single seat jets. From my friends that have, I feel I am able to form an educated oppinion that their experience is indeed valid and a hell of a lot more demanding then what you or I have experienced in the thousands of hours of mundane 121 flying. I just think maybe alittle bit of respect and gratitude should be given to the guys that put their ass on the line for our country instead of making them out to be some favored group that is lacking "experience".