Originally Posted by texaspilot76

Everyone needs to stop whining. Even 200 hour wonderboys still have to meet FAA requirements for certification. I think that everyone is just jealous since they had to have 1500 hours before getting hired. In most cases, I think the lower time guys have an easier time adapting due to their limited experience. You spend too long doing one thing, you get in a routine and it is hard to change and learn something new. Thats why I think Southwest hires guys with 3000 hours versus guys with 10000 hours, or so I have heard. I instructed for two years, yet the fresh commercial wonderboys in my class had an easier time than I did. Lay off these guys. If we can't staff the regionals, how can you run the companies? You can't just interview someone and say, "wanna be a pilot?" There is a shortage of pilots, no matter which way you look at it. It is either these guys or nothing. If not them, then the companies would go out of business and we would all be with out jobs.