Originally Posted by
radmanly
So why haven't all furloughed airline pilots simply taken jobs with freight haulers and tour operators? Why all of the employment worries?
Uhhh...because most United, Skybus, Air Midwest, and Aloha guys probably can't make their mortgage payment off of those wages...not to mention the transition to 135 piston twins with no dispatch, glass cockpit, FMS, or ACARS....uhhh, how do I read this IFR enroute chart again? Ha ha ha.