And the ground is rushing up to us fast everyone. Maybe our descent to the bottom will finally be reached. Can't go any lower than commercial minimums can we? Next up, $5000 signing bonuses.

When the guy changing your oil makes more than an SIC on an RJ it makes you wonder why no one seems to understand the coming storm for our industry. History seems to replay itself. I remember in the mid '90s a couple of the regional turboprop crashes were attributed to the backgrounds of certain Captains. PRIA was the result and people were concerned that if you rode on a turboprop you might meet the same fate. That's when Comair exploded. If a couple of crashes occur that are attributed to crew experience then things will get ugly. Ironically, two crashes did occur but received very little fallout so far. The most egregious were the 410 boys at Jeff City.

"This is *******(*& awesome dude! We made it!"

If that had killed any passengers that accident would have gone down in history as the worst accident regarding our professionalism and profession.