Originally Posted by
Mason32
They do it like everybody else did. You don't get it by accepting the top level jobs for bargain basement prices.... since the eventual result will be the loss of all top level pay at those jobs. You have some personal pride and fly CFI, military, 135, pipeline, whatever... There are tons of ways to fill a logbook without undercutting the profession because they want to play Airline Pilot for free.
What these kids are doing is like walking into the executive boardroom, addressing the Board of Directors, showing them their MBA from xyz school and then offering to do their job for 1/5 the total costs.... in hopes that fifty thousand more like them don't ruin the higher paying jobs that they want to apply for once they get their "experience."
I understand how it undercuts the industry however in most cases you still have to go through a regional to become 121 competitive. How are you suppose to get to a legacy as a CFI?
Legacy pilots should petition their HR departments to hire away from the most part 121 qualified and favor the hard working random flight instructor, pipeline pilot or night piston cargo pilot. I mean it is your HR department that rewards undercutting SJS pilots in the first place isn't it? Hire a bush pilot why don't you? I put my time in but the legacy airlines want young regional prodigies.
You can't get there without selling out. If I am missing something then please enlighten me.
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