Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
I just received an email from airline pilot central entitled "747 FO Opportunity of a Lifetime."
Of curiosity, I followed to an ad for Atlas which states:
So, 1,500 hours. Apparently the 747 has now become entry level, on the same playing field as a Dash 8, Jetstream, or Brasillia.
Shiny jet syndrome on a fish hook.
And the sad part is that we have lost many good young aviators that were here for 2-4 years to FedEx, UPS, and legacies. These pilots should have been the new core of our airline. They were gaining the experience necessary to become competent and efficient captains.
Our competition saw their value as BF and JD did not...
