Originally Posted by chaser918

I disagree that there are many pilots on the streets waiting to work for peanuts.

I agree that there are many pilots that are available to fly for the regionals, but not for current wages my friend.

I currently fly for a 91 op doing aerial survey that pays way more than a regional FO could ever hope to make. Would I like to fly for the regionals? Yes. But I will not insult myself by accepting their wages. I have a family to provide for, and i know many very qualified pilots that are in my same situation.

So until they start ponying up some money they will be limited to the CFI out of a flight school that has no real world flight experience to speak of, doesn't know what it really means to work hard for a living, and thinks they are making huge amounts of money at their new regional FO job because mom and dad are still paying their student loans for them...