Originally Posted by UpAndAway

You have not provided examples, but broad generalizations that I have repeatedly questioned you on that you have still not answered with clear and concise answers. They have been reasonable questions, yet your responses have been borderline rambling and I sometimes wondered if you were drunk when you posted due to your temperament and inability to carry a constructive discussion at times. Don’t get too much enjoyment, you’re not bursting anyone’s bubble. For anyone reading, here’s the original thread. Make up your own mind.




So, my United-branded ExpressJet flight I paid $550 for last week, how does the public know the difference? Why am I paying exorbitant prices to fly 1.5 hours on an aircraft operated by pilots that do not have sufficient experience to operate, as you’re suggesting? Are thousands of Regional flights every day gambling the lives of their passengers? Do you really think the Regional model exists to help pilots gather experience, or to save shareholders money? At what point does someone have sufficient experience to fly at a Major? What type of training should they receive? How many hours? Do you believe pilots that go through ab-initio programs are unsafe pilots?

You are basically saying the solution to gain the experience required to safely fly passengers around is to simply do the same thing, only do it with a Regional logo stamped on the plane somewhere. Do you realize those Regional pilots are flying into the same weather and airports that the mainline guys do, or am I wrong there as well?




You sound like a really great person to be around Like I suggested, how about asking them? Let us know what they say.

I will go back and say, however, that I understand what you're saying regarding situations that can't be taught. I have learned that first-hand myself through my own flying, as I'm sure every pilot has. It is important and I'm not trying to diminish its value, but it is not everything. Quality of training is important. The type of flying is important. The safety culture of your organization, etc. There are a myriad of factors that help create a safe pilot and it's important to discuss what those are.