Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
That's called the truth, not bitterness. No, I don't work there.
Personal observations, and frankly, just the tip of the ice berg.
I respectfully disagree! Your version of the "truth" is as you say, based on "personal observation" and comments from other posters. That is the exact definition of hearsay: "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor."
I don't know how it is to fly there today but it my opinion, it was some of the funnest flying I've ever done! Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Air Ambulance, Zion's Park, etc. No more or less mechanical issues than any other company I've worked for. I was never bullied to take flights. The pay sucked but I was single, young and dumb trying to build flight time and get on with a commuter.
I will say today, pilots are not a "dime a dozen" as they were recently in aviation history and corporations need to be competitive with salary, benefits and so forth to attract good pilots, mechanics and medics. Those problems should fix themselves quickly or the company simply won't survive without good people!