Originally Posted by
Poser765
My god what a tired old debate...from both sides. Do regional pilots possess a skill set that makes them a good fit at mainline? Yes. Do military pilots? Yes. Both groups are equally qualified based on completely different skill sets, and there are people from both camps who, most assuredly, have no business in a 121 environment.
Does this thread need to devolve into a pointless penis shaking "my job is harder so I'm a better fit at Delta" contest?
Bingo. Both are qualified, I just feel RJ guys who already fly in the same Hubs and same passengers and realm (121) cleary have an advantage in this segment of the industry. Sure ive played Falcon 2.0, but im not ignorant enough to say I can combat fly a F-16, yet some military guys think they can and should be at a legacy the instant their commitment is up. Does this mean they cant and wont be great 121 legacy pilots? Of course not, but come on.
And for the record I clearly stated I could care less what any of you think. If you think Im anti military then thats on you.
I will always find it pretty damn humerous, though, how some of the military guys in my newhire class, couldnt physically comprehend that they were expected to know all the systems/ops in 4 weeks - and not have their hands held and coddled to.