Wow. Page 14. K...this is how it is....

PFJ is what Gulfstream is. You are paying for the right to sit in the right seat of a 121 aircraft operating as a Continental codeshare. This is bad, and lowers career expectations, because it takes what normally would be an entry level job and makes it something you have to pay for. If this sort of thing continues, you'll be paying for the chance to build time in a Delta 737. It's bad for the industry while it can be good for the individual. Nobody can argue that it's a good thing when pilots pay for a job. How does it make sense for the good of the industry?

Before you consider the FSA program as an alternative to the CFI route, remember than you are signing on at ONE airline at VERY low time. It's sick that any airline considers a 250 hour pilot as qualified to be a flight crewmember on a 121 jet, but I digress...

When you sign on to work at one of the FSA airlines, remember you are looking at TSA, which is really Gojets, an alter ego carrier designed to defeat a pilot group. ASA, which just got bought out by Skywest, another regional with a large, nonunion, pilot group, Xjet, which just announced they might lose 25% of their flying, or Eagle, which has very long upgrades. Go into it understanding that your route isn't a sure thing unlike having a CFI background with good experience and qualifications, which gives you options.

In closing, I find it interesting that those who are in favor of PFJ and direct entry programs are low timers who are new to the industry. The guys that hate it the most are guys who have been around a while and see it for what it is. How do you explain that?