Originally Posted by
2Co2Fur1EXwife
No I didn't go straight to the majors, but I put my time in Flight Instructing/jumpers/trubo-props/RJ's. I was trying to point out the fact that the Regional Airlines need to change who they hire and what level of experience the pilot has before they take control of a plane full of people (or empty one, in the case of Pinnacle). Why did you feel the need to take it personal? I'm not attacking regional pilots; just Regional Airline operators like Colgan/Gulfstream and the 0 to hero flight schools in 12 months. its the reason we have such low wages/crappy QOL. Bringing down the industry as a whole
You are absolutely right. Look at some of those ads in any flying magazine- Age 20: starts pilot training. Age 22: first officer. Age 23: Captain. The ad shows a happy looking girl wearing her captains hat. These flight schools have created a mentality which is fueling the problem. But it's not their fault. Industry economics have created a system which has made ads like this 100% true. A reality has been created which encourages flight schools to pump out pilots because there is actually a market for them. That market shouldn't have ever existed.