Originally Posted by
ChipChelios
I was hired in '08...before the accident. You are mistaken if you think I don't know what goes on in the industry. I am speaking of what I myself deal with on a day to day on the job. My point is Colgan should not be the only Regional Airline to get bashed when they are all dirty!
ChipChelios..
I've worked for both new and old Colgan. Being hired in 08' you are new school kid. Trust me when I say this, Colgan did on a regular basis ask... correction force pilots to agree to changing times for fear of loosing their jobs. Those who did the right thing and refused, would be pulled into Manassas and harassed. Those who kept their jobs were labeled as trouble makers. I'm sure you have heard that term used for some of the guys you fly with. Have you ever witnessed their trouble making? How horrible their decition making is when they refuse an aircraft after being on duty 15.5 hrs, and have flown almost 10 hrs that day. Yes, I said 10 hours. Remember ANY maintanance flight is part 91 and will not count against the 30 and 7 or 8 hr rule.
The funny thing's that some of these "Trouble makers have just recently been placed in safety, and lead positions. Funny how when the FAA comes calling, Colgan's "Trouble Makers" are the ones saving the Company in these troubled times.