Originally Posted by
JohnnyG
That's cool. We spend a lot of time talking about what will prevent people from getting jobs here and a much smaller amount of time helping people get jobs and spreading encouragement.
Yes, Skywest is/was/whatever my first choice. No, I don't care. For the past two years they've either not been hiring or upped the mins as I reached them. I have no reason to put all my eggs in one basket and assume that I can get a job anywhere, no matter my attitude or accomplishments at a decent turbine gig with all the prior 121 guys walking around on the streets. I've heard those in charge of hiring at Skywest say that exactly about people with no turbine or 121 time. Honestly, now that it requires ATP mins, is it worth flying something like a Brasilia?
Why does having ATP mins put you above flying a Turboprop? The goal is to make money so who cares if the fan's on the inside or the outside as long as it pays more. And as some have pointed out this isn’t entirely true since our Bro FO’s probably make more than an RAH pilot flying E170/175/190s. The reason why flying TPs leads to flying TFs is because TFs usually pay more not because they’re lesser pilots who need more time to develop. Hell the E120’s far more complicated and requires far better piloting skills than any jet.
Your attitude needs to be checked or you should find a different line of work. I hope for your safe you aren’t as you seem, otherwise I’d prefer you find employment elsewhere.
Last edited by MatchPoint; 06-04-2013 at 12:55 PM.