Originally Posted by
andy171773
I think the point was being made against the lowest of the low regionals. I compare Mesa to "decent regionals" as "decent regionals" are seen by majors.
Regional pilots fly 50-76 seat airplanes for lower wages than would've been attanted by a major pay scale.
Mesa pilots fly the same airplanes we do, but for money that is far inferior to what we make. (not to mention work rules).
The choice to fly for mesa is exactly that...a choice...the pilots who signed up, knew exactly what they were getting into.
Above all, the even more simple fact is, is that the legacy carrier pilots are just as much to blame for how the industry has turned, as the regionals. The cards were played by the legacy guys when they refused to fly the RJs, it's that simple.
You're way off track from the intention of my posting, my statement was in response to the below statement about building time and being hired by a Legacy, NOT about why or who won't operate what for said price. I thought that was more than obvious.
Originally Posted by
chitownpilot
So tell me... how else are we supposed to get time for the SUPPOSEDLY awesome legacy airlines in this country WITHOUT working for the regionals??? DO NOT SAY MILITARY.
So you can reread.
Originally Posted by
JetJock16
Yes we all know the Legacies love those Baron and Navajo 135 pilots with no Military or 121 time, don't they. Their ground schools and seniority lists are full of them.
Note sarcasm.
In other words, you need 121 regional or Military time in order to get looked at by a Legacy, yes some (not as many as from the 121 world) make it from the Corporate world but just how many jobs are their out their flying a Citation, BeachJet, Gulfstream or CL-601 (etc) where you can upgrade in the same time frame you can at the regional’s? If you have Baron or Navajo time the odds of you getting an interview is impossible. So if it’s wrong to fly for a regional and you weren’t a military pilot, how else are you to get hired by a Legacy?