Originally Posted by RV5M

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought they brought back sim assessments after losing some people in training. Either way, joke is on us. Regional FOs are probably the most commoditized pilot labor force of them all. Yes, they need "future captains", but those will rise from the group.

Imagine a regional airline hiring the entire cadre of instructors from a flight school or all of the pilots from a 135, say, Ameriflight. They'd probably get a couple bad hires, but it'd work out just fine for the most part. The strategy they're using doesn't mean that only rejects from other airlines are applying. Pilots need this type of flight time to achieve their goals, and Mesa offers an opportunity to get it.

I don't entertain any illusions about the caliber of my job, and I don't think pilots who want to fly should be discouraged from applying after reading the junk people write about Mesa on APC. The real problem some pilots have is that they continue to cling to their airline fantasies after so much disappointment.

If Mesa is truly growing, then coming here could be a good decision.