I decided to get on my soap box after reading post from some tough internet talkers.

So if a certain regional airline XXX has openings where you and your family live. You have established roots and kids love it there. Living in base gives you the best quality of life for you and your family... you get hired and take the job.

Another scenerio you are out of work with mounting bills, the wife is ****ed and kids need clothes for school and no other regionals call except regional XXX so you take the job.

These are just two very possible situations, it kinda baffles me that someone would deny jumpseat to a fellow pilot from regional XXX because that person made a choice to do what best for him and his family.

So for those of you at regional YYY who deny jumpseat, look down upon others for making a choice thats best for them and their family. Sit back and think about why that person made the choice. Do really think you at regional YYY are that special that the rest of the world should do what you think is best for just you and for others to put their family second ?

The person you look down upon now or deny jumpseat now may be the one interviewing you years later or be your check instructor and make it hell for you.

Do you not think the person you denied jumpseat to and they missed there kids first birthday is going to forget the person who denied him ? Karma will always get you in the end..... step off the high horse and think why that person may have made that choice to go to regional XXX