Originally Posted by
Turbosina
I dunno man, recently I've been flying with FOs who were born right around 9/11, did their first solo during covid, and wonder why they're not at a legacy yet.
When I mention that people used to have to go buy a 73 type just to get an interview, or spend $20,000 (or whatever it was) to sit right seat in like a Saab 340 out of MIA to build hours, they look at me like I've got two heads.
Those people were around in your day, but they just dropped out after private or instrument to become police officers (some cases air Marshalls) nurses, or multi level marketers. Thier heart wasn't in it, or at the very least thier patience to persevere through years of poverty for a chance at a big pay day wasn't present. They chose the path of least resistance. The assertive language used by this group back then sounds very similar to the conversations I have with the Instagram pilots who have more followers than hours and see it as unjust that thier 2000 hours can't get them a legacy class date.