A year and a half. And all I have is the SOP as it was taught to me. I will fly it whether you like it or not. If I feel like a procedure is unsafe I will email the flight department or file an FSAP.

I want the NEW United to succeed because I have so much invested here. I hope to still be here when all of you are long retired. The people hired now have no affiliation with United, Continental, NY Air, Texas International, Frontier #1, Peoples Express, PanAM, Eastern, Braniff, TWA.......

The experience of the pilots I have flown with is amazing and I have, and will, continue to learn form that experience. But this holding on to the "old" way or not following the SOP because its stupid is not ok with me. The way it used to be done was perfectly safe but its not how its done now.

Don't you think we are doing the new hires a dis service by not following the SOP they have less than 100 hrs flying under? What are we teaching these new guys/gals?