Originally Posted by
TheFly
IMO, the biggest thing with airlines that have very weak screening processes are that you will probably be flying with some interesting characters that would make a 4 day almost unbearable. I quote a 2 year Mesa FO saying that a lot of the CAs are very "creepy".
There should be some sort of measure in place to get quality people.
It's everywhere. When I was at Flex, while climbing out on AP the CA (PF) wanted to show me (PM) semi-nude photos of him and his wife at a swinger's resort. Meanwhile the airspeed was decaying in vertical speed mode. 'Ummmm. Airspeed. Airspeed. Airspeed!"
The pilot population is a microcosm of society - everything seen in the general population (depression, alcoholism, criminal behavior, etc.) occurs within this community; albeit to a lesser degree.