Originally Posted by
OldBiff
So if you’re not ready to bid for upgrade (you still have to pass training and your Fed ride) with 2500 total time at what point should they write you off as a lost cause? At what point will you be ready to upgrade? How much hand holding do you need? Or is it really about people not accepting the nature of this job? Sometimes you have to commute. They also give you the option to move to your base. It’s no different than any other job. Trying to make it a safety issue is nonsense.
Let me turn this around....Would you want to put your family on a plane out of Chicago in the winter with a captain who’s total airline experience goes back a year and half and an FO that just started last week? That’s where we are heading in the next few months and many are worried about the outcome. It takes several years of experience to gain the resourcefulness of a safe captain. Better to rely on a bucket full of experience than a cup full of luck. Know one in the company likes where this is heading (except management) including some check airmen that I have spoken with.
There’s a lot more to respond to but I’ll let it go at that.