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.