Originally Posted by the King

Speaking of instructor uniforms, we just went back to nice polos at MTSU. Much nicer than the pilot shirts. And, shockingly, just as professional. We had a couple of alumni drop by our meeting last week and they asked each of us to tell them where we wanted to go, what kind of flying we want to do. The "old" instructors had solid names and pretty well defined career goals. The new guys generally said "I just want to fly." We were all there once. The new problem is that the regionals are sucking up new pilots who, as stated before, don't understand much about the industry. They just want to fly. I can't totally fault that, but I think it's extremely shortsighted to jump at the first company that offers you a jet without knowing that company and whether or not it can help you fulfill the goals you have.