Originally Posted by
Colnago
Knowing there's people out there like this makes me sick. It's so sick. There's a guy I know of whom I was talking to. I was telling him how ****ty the pay is on reserve (1st year FO). His response was, "really? I think it's pretty good for a single guy." Of course, he's the type of kid whom mommy and daddy have paid everything for, including his new car, rent, and all of his college and flight training. I lost a lot of respect for that individual after that short conversation. Of course, he's happy flying regional jets now and that's all he cares about. It's extremely sick how spoiled some of these losers are. Their attitude is what has killed this industry.
Well think about it, most of kid pilots come from middle to upper middle class. Upper class think of piloting for a living in the same way as being a bus/truck driver. Lower class, can't afford it. A lot don't really know what it's like to live pay check to paycheck, especially the emory dribble and other college aviation kids who are basically living off of their parents.
This guy on the article does a good job of bringing up an issue that will ALWAYS be with this profession. Just like being a lawyer or doctor, you have to start somewhere and sometimes even do things for free. It's not a shocking concept. I do think flying for free ss rare but also the guys that bash this idea have never found themselves desperate or have never walked in the persons shoes. When I was furloughed I found it very difficult to do anything other than min wage jobs, If I had gone on for a few more months who knows what I would have done to find a flying job.