Originally Posted by SkyHawg
Skyhigh what does it matter to you? You are busy working your construction business or whatever you do. I am beginning to this you are just an attention w h o r e.
Anyways noone is going to get to fly anything that they can't handle. Just because it took you forever, and by you I mean anyone, doesn't mean that is the only path to the regionals. Everyone must still pass the checkrides. Last time I checked they don't pick people that fail most of their check rides.
Last time I checked it doesn't matter how many hours you have when you get hired an airline you start at the bottom. You still have to gain experience before you make captain.
The amount of people that are getting jobs right out of the ACPP is very slim but the number of people taken from ATP's CFI's are high because they receive a ton of ME flight time.
It's sad how people like Skyhigh insult, bagger, and incessantly critisize people about the industry because he couldn't cut it. It's too damn bad that life is hard. It's sad that the construction industry can take mindless workers off the street and build skyscraper. It's embarrassing how the construction industry can take a bunch of illegal immigrants and build 10 miles and highways and bridges. That is definately the wrong path...
I just call it as I see it. I have the benefit of leaving the rose colored glasses behind. It matters to me since young starry eyed kids might wrongfully get the impression that skill, knowledge and experience are a valued commodity in the airlines. What is truly shameful about construction is that a high school drop out meth addict makes more money swinging a hammer than most regional airline pilots. The reason is that it takes some cash to tempt them to go to work. Pilots would work for free if given the opportunity.
As I always say aviation failed me. I was there for almost 20 years giving my all and laying the best years of my youth and everything else I had upon the alter of aviation. At some point you must walk away and salvage what you have left. After a decade or two you also might develop a little self respect and go someplace where you have a chance at a real life and earning a real living.
It is alright if you wish to ignore the obvious. Close your eyes and keep on working to artificially inflate your ego. Others here are interested in self preservation.
SKyHigh