Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
Besides all that what grown up would want to start over at middle age at a legacy airline that most likely will furlough them a few years later anyway?
I watched as single pilot IFR MEL piston time became worthless. Soon MEL turbine will be disregarded as well.
SkyHigh
Urrgh, I guess me, I am middle aged and starting over.
IFR MEL Piston time is not worthless. In fact, that is more than enough to get you in a job that results in flying a 75,000lb jet international. The regionals are begging for IFR / MEL pilots.
I think what is "worthless" is the way our profession has allowed the outsouring of almost 50% of network flying. SkyWest, or ASA, are many times the operations that airlines like Southern, NorthEast, Val-u-Jet, Piedmont, Allegheny, or any of those national carriers that were thought of as Majors were back in the day.
As an MD88 pilot, I feel comfortable in saying a CRJ900 is a whole lot more aircraft than a DC-9 was.
Not picking on you - you write interesting things that are worthy of a reply.