Originally Posted by higney85

I cannot refute that fact. Heck with 1000 hours it was hard to look away from a quick upgrade and a domicile at home, but its not just pncl hiring the low time guys with a pulse- how can the industry as a whole raise the standard? This is a war that alpa was not prepared to fight and its the first time for there to be such a rush into the industry. Has there ever been a time where someone can say- "hey, let me take my intro flight today" and 6 months later a phone rings and says "mr/mrs. XXX, AAA company invites you to a new hire class next monday". And its nothing against ATP or gulfstream- as much as I did not feel pfj was my option, for many it makes sense and it gets them into the right seat of a 121 operator faster than any other way. But until there is either an incident with a low time pilot to blame at the regional level, or there is a more competitive supply of pilots causing more time to get to a regional the low time pilots are going to keep pay and QOL lower. After all, every carrier can stand up and not hire low timers, but a new one will pop up, operate it cheaper with low timers, and take flying from everyone else. Classic race to the bottom. As strange as it may sound, I almost wish the FAA would make an SIC requirement just as there is a PIC requirement- 500 hours at a bare minimum. Even just a few months instructing or banner towing, or pipeline patrol, or any other job that is entry level and a time builder will instill the idea that the next step (the first REAL airline job) should pay more with better QOL. I made more instructing part time in college than I do as a reserve holder flying a 50 seat jet. If nobody ever experienced something below a regional level they have no reference of the fact that each job to a bigger and faster machine requires a better work incentive- QOL/pay/benefits.


*you can call this my rant of the week- sorry to any offended, I am not poking at any company or background*