Originally Posted by Dougdrvr

Geeks? Midwest had some pretty high standards for hiring. They hired people from Eastern, Braniff, Pan Am, Midway, ATA, TWA, PBA, Air Wisconsin, Air Midwest, Midstate,,Skyway, Mesaba, Trans States, Ryan, Airborne Express, American Eagle and several airlines that became American Eagle. Not to mention the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Coast Guard. They flew everything from B-52s to helicopter gunships, Vigilantes to OV-10s, BAC-111s to Citations, Beech 1900s to Lockeed Electras, you name it and we had someone that flew it.They were fighter pilots, bomber pilots, trash haulers,helicopter pilots, corporate pilots, freight dogs, commuter pilots, previous airline pilots, one gentleman was even in line for command of an aircraft carrier. No one came from some "shake and bake" school.