Bond,

I really think you have a few internet commandos here stereotyped into the entire pilot group. I think you'll be surprised.

A vast majority of us aren't on our first airline. A vast majority of us weren't hired with ink still drying on our commercial rating. We see what's up. Bedford's brainwashing isn't targeted at us. It's directed at the other employees and does a pretty good job painting us as greedy SOBs (Heller's is even worse). I really do believe most of us see through it. Our rates suck. However 500 pilots flying 135s and 145s in 2003 could not have seen this coming. That's the price we paid for scope. Looking at how bad the situation is at TSA and for that matter, Midwest, I'll take the hit for a few more months.

I'll vote no on any TA that doesn't include significant pay an QOL increases on all equipment we fly.

Why stop at Jet Blue rates?