Originally Posted by
DALFA
Within the past 12 months Mesa and GLA have hired with 300TT & 30ME...
You are reading only what you want to read. I know that EVERY FO here at DL has at least 2000 hours or so, and that everyone in the left seat has at least 6000 hours. Like I said, you guy earned every single dollar you earn...its a shame that some airlines pay you less than Greyhound pays its bus drivers, even if you are an FO on a B1900! I know that every single up up front at DL has TONS of experience, has a college degree, and is qualified to fly that jet.
No, I'm reading what you wrote. You don't seem to understand the difference between minimum times to get hired, and time to upgrade to the left seat. I don't know what airline GLA is, but I suspect the days of any airline hiring with the times you mention are over.
Yes, we earn every dollar, but pilots, and all employees, are paid with reference to what the market will bear. Low pay is a fact of life in this business. That's the way it works in the first few years of most any job. Even more so if you are a B1900 F/O. I don't want to drive a Greyhound bus, and don't envy their salary...more power to 'em.
But I'm glad you know we're qualified to fly the jet.
This thread has taken a u-turn from your original intent, but it's slightly insulting to come on a forum full of airline pilots and tell us you could do our job in 12-15 weeks of training and a commercial ticket.