Originally Posted by
LeineLodge
I'd really like to see this line of thinking go away. Granted, there are plenty of tools out there flying RJ's, but the vast majority of guys are just like you and I. They are already flying Delta pax. They are already flying your family when you go on vacation pretty much anywhere. They are already flying internationally, overwater and in big jets that passengers think are mainline jets.
Unfortunately, the Pinnacle SSP is proving his line of thinking more correct. Of the senior lifer group, less than 30% were able to make the cut. They are now getting down to the main band of pilots that haven't had the chance to leave yet, so I think the pass rate will jump up. You are correct on the irony that they are already flying Delta pax, but unfortunately a lot of them shouldn't be. I wonder what sort of liability the massive failure rate of the guaranteed interviews exposes us to with those guys going right back and flying Delta pax?
I'm all about a one and done staple job, but it has to be understood that we will get some real doozies to go with it.