Originally Posted by
grim04
Solution to what? You keep saying something is broken. The only thing that is not right is the pay at the regionals for FOs but as we hire EXPERIENCED pilots those regional FOs move to the left seat.
Your solution to the industry expectation that those FO seats at Regionals are diminishing. Then what happens? Who will the Majors recruit then? If the rest of the economy is any indication, your future FO's will be from China. FO pay at the Regionals is perhaps the biggest obstacle, I agree.
The second broken aspect is the Regional/Major divide. If you're not experienced enough to be a FO of an E190 at JetBlue at 1,500, then you're not experienced to be a FO a SkyWest CRJ at 1,500. The basis of your argument cannot seriously be "Well, the Regionals are an experience building stepping stone so it's okay". The American public deserve better. I have no doubt you build valuable experience at the Regionals, but this whole system only exists to save shareholders money, not to train pilots for the Majors.
Originally Posted by
grim04
Why should you skip that over those guys with experience? You keep saying I'm ignoring something but I'm not. The experience you gain as a regional FO is important. I don't think you want to hear that.
You are clearly not reading what I'm typing. I have
repeatedly said I don't think any graduate from an ab-initio program should get a slot from the Majors ahead of a more experienced and qualified pilot.
Originally Posted by
grim04
You keep saying you get the same experience at the majors. No you should have that experience BEFORE YOU GET HERE. You are putting down every regional pilot by saying you can get the same experience flying for a major after flying a 172. You have no idea what experience you get with a regional. The system isn't broken it's the pay for regional FOs that need to go up. This program needs to be shut down and it will.
You are red-herring the hell out of my posts. Only I'm not putting down Regional pilots, because I didn't say that. I literally had to re-read my posts to verify I didn't say those things. I
never said you get the same experience going directly to the majors. I
never said you get the same experience after flying a 172. I merely asked, for example, why you're comfortable with someone flight instructing in a 172 (or whatever), and then piloting a CRJ at a Regional at 1,500. Why is that okay to you?
Originally Posted by
grim04
And so since you work in a well compensated field you believe you should be paid the same as a new hire in aviation? So again your better than all the regional guys out there who are busting there ass everyday? Are you too good to fly the regionals because you have the money to pay 125k?.
I seriously have no idea how that could quite possibly be your reaction to his post.