Originally Posted by
Setpropeller
The problem is that we complain and complain and complain but do nothing about the situation and yet we expect things to miraculously change, that's the definition of Insanity my friends. It's modern day slavery
they are trying to make things as difficult as possible so that you either quit or go insane. This profession has been destroyed at the regional level. There is no adequate compensation which is ok as long as there is quality of life (multiple days off, commutable lines, productive trips). Now we gave in to more concessions and our quality of life is been taken away.
That pretty well says it. I don't think the deliberate intention of management is to make life difficult...it's just sort of a by product of not caring.
Originally Posted by
Setpropeller
Yet there's plenty of mediocre 2nd and 3rd class pilots getting hire by the regionals cause this companies need to fill the seats. Here's the F*&K part about this, the FAA implemented all this changes (1500hrs, 117 rules) all to help place experience and well rested pilots in the cockpit. I wonder what they'll do when a plane slam into the ground cause by pilot error
. Always have a backup plan.
Not sure I understand this. Overall the 1500 hour rule gives huge bargaining power to professional pilots to use against airlines to stop the madness. I don't think it fully solved the problem and I think there are additional steps the Feds could make to really force change and open the doors back up to experienced pilots out there.
If your implication is that the pilot shortage is forcing you to work longer hours that's not a bad thing. The normal reaction to a labor shortage is to try to get more productivity out of existing workforce but that only works in the very short term before there is backlash.
Now is the time for the backlash!!