Originally Posted by
FraxAvi8tor
The only way things change are when people stand up for what they believe in, whether it's turning down a job that pays less, organizing a walk out, etc. Imagine the message that would be sent if nobody showed up for work one day. Taking your complaints to websites solves nothing, but actions do.
People are doing that. Many high school student pilots I talk to have zero desire to chase the airline career. Number one answers as to why: pathetic pay, poor quality of life, and ROI. The word is out and it has reached to the high school level. The fall out is only going to get worse in future years. The 1500 ATP rule isn't going anywhere. Even if it does somehow get abolished or modified, the effects of that rule has already reached the high school level. The pilot career will be a game for trust fund babies, if they're even interested.
So the message is being sent. It's just going to take awhile for that message to be delivered and the realities of it sink in with airline managers. By that time, I'm going to bet it'll be way too late.