SkyHigh,

Thank you for making your opionions shouted out with no regards to what people think. Thanks for sticking with them!

I am a juniour guy just starting applying with the regionals. Unfortunately I am still 'hooked' on the dream. I've grown up with airlines my whole life as both my parents used to work for'em (not as pilots/fa's...).

I cannot stress how right you are and thank you for offering first hand dirt while everybody else is busy sugar coating what it really is like. I guess what it boils down to at the end of the day is our own personal decision whether we're willing to put up with the **** or not which seems to be the deciding factor of staying or not staying (alot like V1..... our personal V1 or maybe our personal MEL when they have exhausted every system of ours and we're rendered mentally unable to continue).

Again, i'm just a young guy still hooked on a dream but already having my dreams being blown in my face by their lack of attentivness and total brick wall attitude. Where have we gone wrong to get to a point where they need us but it's up to them to 'extend an invitation' and charge $50 bucks for an interview..... shame. (and no I have not went thru the Mesa ordeal just yet.... but am amazed by their nerves)

Saluting you for offering your opinion, just wish more people would take it less personally and a little more professionaly and maybe , just maybe then we'll be able to start doing someting for our own good instead of forming unions that don't do jack **** and maybe start taking affirmitive action for ourselves without the mask of corporate meetings that lead nowhere.

Saluting!

-schone