Originally Posted by SkyHigh

Recently I have been accused of a lack of respect for my own chosen profession and that is not entirely true. I had a deep respect and admiration for my job and with head held high strode to work with steam in my stride because I thought I was doing something important in this world and that I was building towards a bright and growing future.

Experience has taught me otherwise. I wish the reality matched my beliefs but like a kid who discovers that most of the magic of childhood isn't true I watched as every one of my highest held beliefs about aviation fell.

I respected my profession. It was the profession that didn't respect me or my friends. We can all pound our fists in the sand and say it isn't so but the writing is on the wall. Employers don't care about pilots anymore. The job has been devalued. A flood of pilots with thousands of hours of empty RJ time pile in at every job fair and convention.

Most of the arrogant captains today wouldn't come close to qualifying if they were to try to get hired today with the resumes they had even 10 years ago. The market is awash with jet time and glass cockpit magicians. It isn't about the educated and skilled professional anymore but about how much a pilot will sacrifice for the job.

Who has respect for experienced pilots anymore? Man I wish I knew.

SkyHigh