Originally Posted by
yimke
Its probably because all the good CFIs have been sucked up by other regionals. They should have filled the pool with CFIs that excel. Because you can always hire a 121 FO looking to get out. Too late now I guess.
I do not want to get into a philosophical discussion about this, but "CFI's that excel" and "pilots that will succeed in 121 ops" are not always the same group of people. From experience, as a student pilot, training classmate, and in a former time at another job, union rep.
The amount of 121 experience from a variety of other carriers is one of the reasons why I like working here. A very non-confrontational environment where you can always learn something in conversation with those you are flying with, without any of the SJS-immaturity so prevalent in the industry these days.