Originally Posted by
cgtpilot
So then every punk kid with his Ipod glued to his ear, dragging his backpack with an entire 3 years of 121 experience would be an overnight mainline pilot...don't see it happening or deserved.
Every mainline pilot should just maintain or tighten scope...problem solved. 50 seat or less, regional. 50+ mainline. Problem is alpo is involved on BOTH sides of the story...good luck with that one. Keep paying your hard earned dues.
I know what you are saying about the punk with the snotty upper lip, I see him too from time to time. I think it is a product of the lack of respect for the position, the lack of professionalism that is given from the companies and the poor relationship between the cost of becoming a professional pilot and the reward for doing so. If you could make a living the hiring standards would be better because people would compete for the jobs. When things are booming at a regional all you need is a wet ticket.
Unfortunately he is the one that stands out too us. There are a lot of good professionals at the regional level and there is no need to bulk us all into that category. Most of the people I fly with have been in the flying business for years myself included. Lets face it there are certainly more challenging flying jobs then flying 121 where everything is done for you and then bundled into a nice little release package.
I wouldn't get too worried about that scenario playing out anyway. I think the guy that brought us was being a little sarcastic too, ie: