Originally Posted by
Phuz
A lot of this sentiment on this thread in particular seems manufactured by a select few individuals who are for their own reasons trying to feel better about themselves. I am a civilian former turboprop and RJ driver who has been treated with nothing but respect by everyone I have encountered so far at DAL. If you bring good piloting and a respectful attitude to the cockpit you will be respected here. There is no mainline conspiracy by the white male military fighter pilot mafia to marginalize the regional pilots - much of that discussion here seems to have resulted from people who took comments out of context and/or failed to read and comprehend the entire thread.
Great post. On my last trip we had an RJ pilot on the jumpstart to LAX. I saw him waiting for a bus and ended up giving him a ride to his crash-pad. Just common courtesy. I bet he does not think all DAL Pilots are Double Breasted DBs.
Scoop