Originally Posted by
Globemaster2827
If that's what Mesa is then what is Atlas? It seems as if there's always somewhere for these people to go. A 12 year 747 Captain at Atlas probably makes around $150k and I've seen Captains there who should be in the Right seat or maybe even not flying... It's such a tough line to draw because most of us have been cut a break somewhere in training in their lives but where exactly do you draw the line? CA was certainly over it....
See Adlerdriver’s comment. Atlas and Mesa, to single out two “new leaves” need to step up and say, “.try something else for a career”. It was two consecutive failed checkrides and FEB time, not sure if that’s still true.
Having been in both communities, getting a “pass” is easier in heavies than tactical. In fighters, weak ones either scare the DO and he acts or they kill themselves. In heavies, it’s a bit dicier as there’s the cover of being part of a crew. I was involved in three Flying Evaluation Boards, as witness, as board president and once as DO (alright OG) who went to the one-star recommending an FEB. One respondent was saved to go to a heavy, the other two respondents lost their wings and subsequently terminated at their airline, not because of the FEB, but behaviors tend to continue on outside of the military. Maybe there could be an FAA FEB process that isn’t violation driven.
GF