Originally Posted by
rjboy
The reaction would have been different because the reaction would never have happened. If the position was as described there would be tons of great pilots fighting for the job and anyone with three failed checkrides would be almost categorically disqualified by increased hiring standards. I tried to make this point on another thread and was apparently misunderstood. Good pay does not make the pilot better. Good pay allows airlines to pick out the best pilots rather than lowering the standard every time they start to run short.
It also alleviates the ability that management has to run under the "Well the FAA says I can hire.........." without personal ramifications. No, it doesn't fix it but it helps. This whole reaction with Congress and Colgan's management is exactly what would happen anywhere.
"Why were those people flying the plane?" with the only answer being, "Because the FAA told us we could hire them and take any personal ramifications out of the equation."
We HAVE to get hard numbers and qualifications for new employees in this industry.
If a company says it can't stay in business with those numbers then they add nothing pertinent to the industry anyway and should be shut down.