Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

I got similar comments from the left seat. I tried to tell them that thing could carry 140 pax from ISP to BUR nonstop without runway issues on either end, but they still thought it was an RJ and nothing I said was going to change their minds.

The absolute WORST comment I got though was from a former single seat fighter pilot who said that military pilots shouldn’t have to fly the “RJ” and should be given some kind of superseniority when hired and fly the 737 - out of seniority if necessary - if we got that type. He was serious!! WTF?!

The same guy asked what would happen if an A220 FO wanted to upgrade to 737 captain with no 737 experience.

I was like… “uh…he bids it, he is awarded it, and he goes to school?”

He told me that couldn’t happen. You had to be a 737 copilot before you could upgrade on a 737.

I attempted to reason with him by explaining that at the legacies there are lots of times when an FO might never have flown a type before upgrading to Captain on it. He told me I was wrong and that couldn’t happen. Mind you this is the one and only airline he has ever worked for and has apparently never had communication with a pilot from any other airline…? 🙄