Originally Posted by
fosters
People who are for a national list (almost all commuters) wish to do so because they are unwilling to take the temporary QOL hit going to a major will entail. They are unwilling to take the $50k-$60k pay cut and go back on reserve, most likely commuting to it.
They want to jump the line. End of story.
Easy to say when you've already "made it".
I know literally hundreds of RJ pilots with thousands of hours of jet PIC, no skeletons in their closet, and a 4 year degree from a major university who have had their apps in for years and can't even get a call for an interview. Yet young pilots with little to no PIC are getting hired left and right because they know the right people. Rumor is the legacy carriers don't even want anyone with more than 1500 jet PIC.
You act like every pilot is entitled to a mainline job, it's our own fault if we don't take it. It's simply not like that. Many of us never got the opportinuty and will never get the opportunity through no fault of our own.
So why wouldn't we want something to show for our wasted career?
But easy for you to look down when you've already made it...