Originally Posted by
James White
Yeah that’s one way of lookin at it but look at it this way. Is a major gonna wanna here some young punk who chases upgrade or is a guy cutting his teeth on Silver metal grinding every day and gaining experience going to be the one that gets the call from the majors? I think its pretty easy choice. I mean look go to via air and see how you like life. Guarantee you will be applying to silver in a few months. I’ve been around the indus long enough to know experience matters. Whatever you do just make sure you get that four year degree.
First, let me just say that there are multiple things wrong with the advice your giving. Considering the posts you made in the Frontier forum this is mostly for the benefit of anyone who is actually considering your advice, and not necessarily for you specifically.
1. Is a major gonna hire some young punk chasing upgrade?
Where do I start. Are you saying said pilot is a young punk because he wants to show career progression with an upgrade, or because you are biased against younger aviators? As I write this i'm cringing that you just trolled me.
2.Cutting your teeth everyday on Silver metal?
Aside from the laugh I get about your Saab340 being super heavy metal, What differentiates cutting your teeth everyday between airframe/airline? I think every guy/gal trying to get picked up at a Major would argue they are "Cutting their teeth", literally every pilot working today. If someone upgrades, they can also cut their teeth in the left seat, grinding out PIC on whatever type metal. Career progression. If you have read any airline pilot career progression books and ask anyone, i'm sure the universal answer to looking good for a potential employer would be hold the best seat you can on the best equipment you can at this time.
3. Your Via air comment is irrelevant as street captain positions at other regionals, not charters, are still a thing.
4. A four year degree is probably the only relevant thing you said.
Please don't listen to this guy who sounds worse than the near retirement legacy guy who doesn't even know what his own airline flies and is stuck in the day of yesteryear.