Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
I am assuming you would disagree since there were many pilots hired with low time (500TT or less) in the recent years? We can agree to disagree, but as long as this attitude of "You need to pay your dues" continues then the senior pilots will continue to eat their young, negotiate ridiculously low 1st yr payscales, crappy reserve QOL for jr pilots, etc etc. Before you respond about how nobody is forcing a pilot to get hired for $21/hr and put up with the work rules please come up with something new because that is a weak, old, tired argument.
Yes, but as long as people keep comming why should they change.
Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
More importantly than hours in the logbook is attitude(yes I said attitude is more important that 1500TT opposed to 500TT).
attitide is the job of the HR and background people to weed out. The purpose of minimum total time has directly to do with experience level, as has been long established by the insurance industry.
Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
I think most CAs would agree they would rather fly with a low time pilot who is eager to learn and professional attitude compared to a 5000TT, bitter, know-it-all FO.
That would be a fair statement; however the reality is, and I'm sure you'll learn this when you move to the left seat... there are far more know-it-all's in the last 3 years then in the previous 10... and they're ticked off about the older guys still being at regionals, such as Eagle, and taking up "their" seat.
You are also looking at it solely from one viewpoint. As it is, I'm much more interested in not having to watch every single move the other pilot is making than if he/she is in a good mood. Granted, a good personality is important and makes the day go by easier, but you can not underestimate how much having a competent pilot that doesn't need to be watched every second of the day also makes the day more pleasurable. It is very tiring/draining to have to babysit each and every single minute of the day.
Other than that, and I agree with ya
