Originally Posted by eaglefly

This isn't just happening to Q pilots.

The appearance is that the FAA has basically gone on a witch hunt against ALL regional pilots. They refuse to acknowledge the problems that they themselves have allowed and instead apparently are becoming aggressive against regional pilots performance as if the primary problem is faulted outside of the system they have created and approve of, i.e., it's just bad pilots.

The FAA has become defensive and reactive to this situation. Instead of working WITH pilots (line pilots) to better understand their issues, their problems and what is truly effective in altering poor performance and THEN making necessary changes in operation, training and performance, they've instead decided to come blasting out of the gate to stand regional pilots against the wall.

Many wonder what happens when this method of resolution fails (it will). It seems as it stands now, putting the spotlight on regional pilots themselves deflects scrutiny away from the relationship of the FAA to air carriers and its resulting inadequacies allowing the previous business as usual problem to continue uncorrected.

I doubt many currently employed pilots would risk their jobs and careers to assist in any such documentary as part of the business as usual philosophy is that silence is golden. Exposing many of the fundamental problems in this industry will end up costing money and profit is king here, therefore a dim view will be taken against those that participate in rocking the boat in any manner contrary to what the RAA and ATA declare to be reality.

Ask either of these two groups about this and they'll just claim that training and testing need to be ramped up a little to weed out the weak or bad pilots and then we'll be fine, but STAY AWAY from any issues within either the carriers themselves or their relationship with the FAA as their is certainly no problem there.