I can name MANY instances, my friend, about stupid things pilots have done. Seem to remember a story where a pilot hero of KLM messed something pretty basic up that cfis teach students not to do..........over 500 people paid the price. I do understand the weather conditions as well......

Bottom line, old people crash planes, young people crash planes. PEOPLE CRASH PLANES. It happens. Where do you honestly want young people to gain PIC time? Should it all be learned while being a CFI? Then I can spin it to sound like this; "Why do the young pilots with so few hours TRAIN people. Yes, these 250 hour clowns teach people to fly". I know, its not a jet, but still, pretty amazing if you ask me. How about military pilots? They carry bombs. We all start some where. Even the 747 pilots wern't born through the legs of god and placed there, and are the alpha and omega of flying.

"Are you kidding me? No one has the money to pay for 1200 turbojet time, and do you realize that the majority of regional jet pilots are under 40 right????? Also I have had 35 year olds get lost on their cross country's before, because they felt like they didn't need to listen; but my younger students make them perfect. Go back to posting in the flight training section where some one is a fool enough to listen to you. "

In an English class at EMU, we read a story, or essay really, about the plesentries of eating your new born baby. It was satire. A lot of times when something sounds so stupid, take a deep breath and think. You'll find a lot of people are sarcastic, and you'll get and catch on to many more jokes. Pilots seem to be one of the more sarcastic bunch. People I mig weld with at night are not, they like puns. Easy for the morons. I can only take "hey, its a hairy *****" jokes when a cat walks by outside for so long. Sarcasm is great. It can put a strong point on a debate/disscusion, and it is usually funny. Works both ways.