So you hate new pilots?
No. Just the type of training some receive for their initial ratings. "Aviating" no longer is a term, and the only way they can fly is if there is a profile for it.


Are you saying that the lowest common denominator and least qualified (in all measurable ways) of the pilot pool are the ones that apply to GLA for pilot jobs?[/QUOTE]
I'm quite impressed with a lot of the applicants we get. I wouldn't knock our pilot pools. The ones who fail our training end up flying jets for other regionals. Our training is not geared toward the lowest common denominator (the "Cousin Eddie's" if you will), and a large portion of newhires learn quickly that they have to step up to the plate and swing hard. Some don't make it, but those that don't make it either have such poor scans when they show up that it's beyond help, or just fall behind and can't catch up.