Ignoring fatigue protocols, or punishing pilots for using them, yeah, that's a bad thing.
But taking on a pilot who has a bad day, or a series of bad days, fails one training program, and moves to another who is willing to train them? That's not a bad thing. That's called a second chance. And many people deserve that.
Systems training via PPT... that's how the military has been doing it for years. It's up to the individual to pay attention, study, and comprehend. Nothing wrong with the delivery method.
Originally Posted by
hotbreeze
"Some" regionals are acting no differently than before. Ignoring fatigue protocols, taking pilots who have washed out of prior training, low pay, pilots are commuting because of base reductions or closures, and reducing systems training to nothing more than power point presentations.
Not all regionals were like Colgan back then. But, all regionals received the same regulations. Like then, it only takes one "bad" regional to sink everyone.