Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
No I paid to be trained (PFT your right thats what I did). I was paid during an internship(250 hrs), and I in turn recieved a job offer, like many others, by working hard, and getting some line captains to write a letter of recomendation for me. I didnt warm the right seat, I flew every other leg during my 250, w/o auto pilot or FMS, but Im tired of saying that over and over, some people just have tunnel vision...no sense arguing with them.
What? You want a pat on the back because you flew some legs? Actually, you did warm the right seat. The Captain was there to hold your hand after you bought your plane ride in the right seat.
Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
The program works (exactly as its advertised),
Since you drank the Kool Aid and they have your money, yes, the "program" worked very well. BTW; Being a professional pilot is not a "program", junior. Wait! You're not even a "junior" since you were never an airline pilot.
Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
and frankly its an ok gig for a first 121 op.
Oh? What other "121 op" have you worked for that you could draw such a comparison?
Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
The line pilots at GIA are for the most part a good bunch of guys.
I'm sure there are a bunch of good guys at GIA.....the ones that didn't buy their ride.
Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
Everyone out here on furlough has two choices, do what you can and make a better path for yourself, or bury your head in a computer and waste away griping about how YOU(entitled) were wronged by someone else....which are we gonna be?.....
While you have buried your head in your own self doubt and guilt? Most of us do try for a better path but, "programs" (notice I didn't say "job") like PFJ does affect the industry in a negative way and you're certainly not helping. Everyone is not their own island.
Originally Posted by
TPROP4ever
(Now excuse me, I'm gonna go pay for more training, thats right more PFT...when I get my CFI. Oh no, Wait I guess PFT is wrong, maybe I shouldnt...get real)..I know Im gonna get flamed...oh well..
It has been shown to you over and over that PFT in this context is NOT the same as getting a rating. Does an attorney have to pay a law firm after he has passed the bar?
You're not getting flamed at all. You're just being corrected by people that actually care about the integrity of the profession......something you know nothing about. Apparently, you don't even care to know anything about professionalism. See? Professionals actually get paid to to work, not buy a ride and pay more than a passenger to occupy a seat that is normally occupied by someone that actually gets paid to work.
If I ever have a GIA badged pilot that requests a jumpseat, I am going to ask questions. If I find that the GIA pilot participated in "the program", they'll have to find another ride.