Old 05-22-2008 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Slice
I don't think guys getting put in 121 cockpits with wet commercial tickets is progress. Aside from the lack of experience, judgment., etc., it only brings down the profession when you can go from 'Hey, I think I wanna be an airline pilot" to 121 cockpit in 6 months or less. It means your replacement is easy to find if you decide to 'stand up' for higher pay, QOL, etc.
A friend of mine recently retired as Pilot number one on the Seniority list at UAL. He got hired at 22. What do you call that? It's the cycle, folks, it's all about the cycle...
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