Maybe my opinion is different from yours, and if a difference of opinions is all it takes to qualify me as an 'idiot' in your book, then I suppose your mind is made up and you can stop reading here.

That said;

I didn't have anything to do with the article in the Buffalo newspaper, but I do agree in general with their efforts to expose some of the underhanded practices within the regional airline industry. The fact that I think along the same lines as the person(s) who did talk only means that there are probably even more people with the same opinion out there.

I simply agree with their article.

Has anyone considdered that maybe these guys dug up the information on their own and just claim to have 'anonymous' informants? They are just trying to sell papers after all, and in Buffalo airline scandal still sells. Anonymous pilots add credibility to the story; Who knows?

Whatever your opinion on the topic is; we can all agree that Buffalo got a reality check last February, and unfortunately thats what it seems to take to get attention drawn to the fact that people aren't doing their jobs correctly (be it the FAA, airline training depts, or pilots). The article they wrote about PDT is factual, they didn't embelish anything at all. The argument (here) is simply over whether or not PDT pilots are too good for stick pusher training. I contend that they are not, and I use my personal experiences on the line to support that opinion.

Also, even if you did "figure out" who I was, I would still stand by my opinion. I'm not the guy who shuts up when confronted, I'm more the pitbull that doesn't let go until I know that you've gotten the point. Its not something I would have a hard time doing. There are people on this board who know exactly who I am, and I still take liberty of discussing my opinions freely on this here internet discussion board. I will not think of you as an idiot for sharing yours.

On the stick pusher; The only arguments I've seen anyone present against stick pusher training are 1) time/money and, 2) unnecessary.

Both of those arguments were proven invalid by the Captain's reaction on Colgan 3407.

Does anyone honestly think that CA Renslow is the only pilot in 121 ops that would ever react to a stick pusher by holding on for dear life? How can we argue against 5 minutes of additional training that might just give someone enough experience to make it click in their head when this situation comes up for real the next time?

Odds are it won't happen again, but when we stop learning from past accidents we are inviting history to repeat itself again folks.