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yeah sure
Okay TTOD, I was not referring to MY situation. I am NOT one of the kids scraping by. I personally have a better situation than a lot of regional pilots, I WAS SIMPLY SAYING I UNDERSTAND WHERE SOME OF THE YOUNGER FO'S ARE COMING FROM!!!! GEEEEZE!
And you know, the reality of it IS that when some of us got into this it wasn't this bad. You'd think that when a couple of guys can take a plane full of people to 40FL and get them down safely that you would be able to pay an FO better than $1800 a month! If you have engine trouble or the captain passes out, that FO has to get those people down safely. He can't just pull over on the shoulder and call for help. SORRY FOR THINKING THAT WE DESERVED BETTER TTOD!
I agree with that. Especially the second paragraph. What I didn't get was why so many people complain about things like being away from home. It's like a surgeon saying that he doesn't like blood.