Hey sailor. No agenda at all, and if you read my posts I specifically mentioned there were a lot of good people at Spirit, I also cited some of the bad apples too. I decided to walk away from the industry on my own terms so I have nothing to gain. As stated earlier all of my book sales will be going to help pilots and not my pocket. I am now in medical school and I am very happy, but I have to admit I do miss flying. The bottom line was that I worked very hard like many others in this industry. I know how hard the road is, in fact at my first regional job I slept in my truck for a short time because I could not afford to live on training pay. I also know that a lot of good people are afraid to speak up, do what's right out of fear of retaliation by management and fellow pilots. Many have families to support and I understand its not easy to speak up, fighting a big machine alone is not easy and often results in an unfortunate result. Now that I am out I can voice my opinion without the fear of a retaliatory response on a check ride (well all know that happens),an NOI from management, or even termination. I care about what happens to this industry, but I have no empathy for those who have made a living at destroying the moral of pilots, especially pilots turning on pilots. I think more public awareness will help. Look at the focus already being generated regarding the Colgan crash. Its not much yet, but its a start. Do I have motivation, well maybe you will come to my office to get your medical in say... 7 years. You seem like a good guy sailor and I wish you the best of luck.