Originally Posted by
eaglefly
**I think you've got it backwards. THAT generation was
greatful to get the right seat of a metroliner or BE-99 with 2500 hours in their pockets along with 500 multi survivng late-night fleabag freight operators. The new Ritilan-fueled young turks are enraged they're not hired with 500 total time and 25 hours multi and aren't captain on a 70-seat jet airliner at the age of 27 with 3000 hours.*Thanks dog, you've definately made my day. I'll be laughing on and off till dinnertime.
I agree with that statement for the most part. There still are some good guys of the young generation, too, let's not forget that either.
However, I think the 2005-2007 boom reeeeeally knocked people's expectations out of calibration. Seeing folks go from 250/wet commercial (or there abouts) to senior FO or even Captain of a 121 turbo prop or RJ in about one year was insane! Couple that with this recent spat of hiring lower time pilots, many folks simply can NOT remember the days you just mentioned where a person had THOUSANDS of hours built upon CFI-ing and freight dawgin' before having a crack at the 'commuters.' I cannot forget the Face Book post of a guy complaining his ME Comm/Inst alone didn't automatically get him an airline job. Boo hoo. Get your CFI. Go fly divers, pipe line, etc..