I don't need to make myself feel better because I don't feel bad. My point is that as Mesaba or any other Airlink pilots we shouldn't feel bad to have the jobs we have. Mainline cast away certain bits of their flying and that's what we do. I don't feel bad one bit, since this is my path in career progression, just like everyone else. My point about being spawned from NWA wasn't a slam at the CP pilots what so ever. I was trying convey that it's BS for mainline pilots to complain about the flying we do at the Airlinks because THEY GAVE IT AWAY. Further, in CPs case, they used the opportunity for their own long term benefit by allowing CP to happen.

I don't however chomp at the bit for more flying at the expense of mainline, since I'd like a job there someday. I've been at Mesaba long enough to realize the more that gets farmed out to Airlink, the prospects for mainline jobs diminish.