Originally Posted by
Winston
If those quotes are a reflection of your actual experience and not some kind of parable, I can 100% promise that the pilots speaking those words did not come up through the regional ranks.
Yet another reason...words
100% is a strong assurance. So, pilots that you'd characterize as significantly more qualified for the majors are... the regional guys.
You're saying that something about the regionals (the rigorous standards,the highly selective hiring process, the high quality of training, the unique experience of the job) of the regional airlines develop a better filter for the odd 5% of the community than other backgrounds. So much that, in your opinion, the regional pilot is significantly qualified over the average military/corporate/etc. hire? And that this unique experience of having gone through a regional airline 100% filters out the odd ducks (or at least the ones who would have made those quotes) from United.