You are making the assumption that the "terrible pilots" are all FO's, and not CA's.

Colgan has made some much needed changes in how we treat "special" pilots. The have started a pilot monitoring program which basically is intended to weed out those who are having training issues after they are one the line, PC's for example. We had a FO bust her PC ORAL and she is still not back on line and it has been a while, she is showing out on "leave" currently. It is much more difficult to get back on line if you bust a ride.

I have seen more pilots fired in the last few months that ever at Colgan and it is great to see because they are starting to clean house of all the morons (JW and JS).

They also fired someone recently because he thought it would be funny to play with his gun in ops at an outstation...fired. There was also someone who decided to walk off the job at an outstation because he was upset at the FA. He (A Captain of all thing) pulled off his badge and walked off the plane, the FO had to talk him back to fly the flight back to IAH, he is still on "leave."

There has also been a lot of calling out of check airman by check airman. We have a check pilot in IAH who is calling out his fellow check pilots and telling them to all start walking the walk, not only flying 100% by the book but shirt pressed, top button done, tie straight...100% by the book all the time. And to his credit he is always 100% by the book and a great guy to fly with, one of the best CA's I have ever flown with.

Bottom line is Colgan is starting to clean house and it is long overdue. And now that we have a prostans dept up and running it will help pilots (especially FO's) deal with other pilots who are not following the books without having to throw them under the Chief's buss