Originally Posted by nwa757
I am also sick of the arrogant public perception of 'the autopilot flies the plane'. There needs to be more education out there regarding the hard work required and dues paid to get to a major airline.
Years ago, in the 1980's when Hank Duffy was it's President, ALPA had a public educational program similar to what you're suggesting.
It was funded by volunteer donations from ALPA pilots, not regular union dues. Unfortunately the program lasted a very short time because not enough members contributed to it.
