Originally Posted by
Dirty Rat
Yep, and I have talked to them a lot lately. They seem for the most part to be very happy at our demise and can't wait for us to go away. One of them was telling me how he couldn't wait to fly the Airbus. He had to be all of 26 and been with Republic two years. Down right disgusting.
It is so sad that the profession has come to this. If the FAA would pass ATP mins requirements for 121 pilots, we might weed out alot of these young punks fresh out of flight school that will do your job for a penny. Also, a college degree requirement could help weed out a little more.