Originally Posted by
JohnLocke
I don't think I am my friend. While day to day this job isn't necessarily difficult, it carries tremendous responsibility. Compared to most other jobs the tolerance for error is basically nil. Its the most scrutinized profession in the country and for good reason. When things actually do go wrong the consequences are disastrous and permanent. We should be trying to raise our standards not make excuses for keeping them low. How can you claim in the same breath that you deserve to get paid more yet there isn't much to your job in the first place?
People in here need to stop getting caught in the group mentality that were blue collar laborers and nothing more. Self fulfilling prophecy.
You want to raise the standards??? Raise the pay and you'll get more qualified people. Like I said it's all about supply and demand. Not everyone can be a Dr. but most anyone can be a pilot. Why??? Because like I said it's not a difficult job. Common Sense, Good instructor, Some Stick and Rudder skills and you can do the job. We can easily put a 250 hour pilot into a CRJ and let him go fly. Not everyone can be a Dr, Lawyer or Engineer. That's all I'm saying.
Most people fly because they have a love for it. Management knows that! And at times have taken advantage of that love. Look how easily most regional airlines have screwed over one another. Not to my professional people screw over one another like the airlines.