Nope not him, but what does that tell you if a check airman working there has the same ideas.

Airsupport, I'm not trying to flame you; really. I just can't stand the hiring practices at Pinnacle. I met a guy once that flew there on a DHead home and he proceeded to talk to me about how he had 13 speeding tickets (loved his "Fuzz Buster") and Pinnacle said come on down we don't care. Then he proceeded to tell me (in a loud voice) about how he was drunk on reserve once and Pinnacle called him in for a flight, but he was in Chicago partying with some friends. Luckily he said he was called for a DH to Florida, but he didn't have his brain bag so he jumped down to Florida without it, and told the Captain it was lost with the luggage. I tried to distance myself from the dumb A$$, but he just kept talking away with paying passengers around. Then to top it off another Pinnacle guy walks in with his pilot shirt hanging half in/out and hat pulled down like a cab drivers hat and his epulets undone making a huge comotion; a complete slob. Then as time went on I continued to here these stories about how first hand my company friends had jump seated on 9E and witnessed more than once the FO getting the stick shaker on takeoff in IMC while these guys were in the J/S. Then a really good friend LCA at 9E (who is very competent so I know you have them too) tells me these not made up stories. Then of course I witness a letter of waiver authority from the FAA for Pinnacle captains who don't have the PIC minimums to make ATP. Then 9E starts hiring 200 hour pilots after the (low time FO) Gulf Stream debacle gets smoothed over with the MKE & 3701 thing. Man you have to agree, the bafoonery does not stop at 9E.

Funny thing about it was that I told that story to my LCA friend and it turns out he was the Captain the guy lied to about the pubs bag. He remembered because he had to get permission to use one bag from the Chief Pilot.

I am just stating the perception the way I see it.