Originally Posted by
arizonastpilot
First off Mesa is the only place that I can go right now. Tell me who else is hiring? I have been flight instructing for over a year but I missed the big hiring spree because I was finishing my degree, something that alot of regional FO's probably dont have. So now the doors have closed everywhere. Im gonna take my chances with Mesa because its better than taking no chance at all. I know going into this that my chances of getting furloughed are very high, but at the same time if I dont get furloughed im setting my self up to be in a good position when the upswing in this industry comes back. Just out of curiosity, who made you guys the aviation gods? If you know so much about this industry and have all this wisdom why are you still a regional FO? Because I know your next post is gonna be just flight instruct or go fly 135, why dont you go do that?
I don't mean to be harsh but you are incredibly naive. We don't claim to be the gods of aviation but you may want to heed some of the advice of those of us who HAVE worked at Mesa. Its a very poor choice and if I could have I certainly would have remained an instructor (20/20 hindsight).
As far as your question about why are we regional FO's still FO's.........did you really just ask that? I mean do you have no understanding of time building, ATP mins or airline seniority? That one just blew me away. rather insulting if I say so myself.