Originally Posted by meyers9163

Dont even begin comparing PSA and Colgan. Totally different in general. PSA is and does have oversight from Mainline. PSA also has training very similiar to mainline and thus checklist etc are very similar. Even as of recently Mainline is trying to find a way to make their checklist shorter and wanted to do the same as PSA to keep things similar..... Further more there has never been an issue of safety at PSA as there has been at Colgan. The training department does a great number of jumpseats and line checks. They did this before 3407 and continue to do so.... So before you start spouting off on something you know NOTHING about, get some facts straight...... Like how mainline and PSA/PDT use the same ways in which to identify possible safety issues... Also keep in mind we have pleanty of 20 year Captains at PSA.... You have know clue how long the Captain that day has been here, now do you !

Further more the Captain for sure has a clean record... You would find nothing even close to that of Colgan 3407 with this crew. He (the Captain) also at some point was in a higher role then just a regular Captain.... Very respected man around here.... Unfortunate that this had to happen to him..... The FO as well, has been here for a longer period of time. It was not someone who was just barely wet behind the ears.....

And lastly, you give three items above... Of which you have ZERO factual information to back it up. So until you have proof stop spouting off like an ignorant fool......

Originally Posted by IBPilot

Meyers you missed his point. He wasn't comparing PSA to Colgan. He said that if it weren't for the EMAS there would have been another public outcry as to the experience of regional pilots and PSA would be the target since it was their crew/plane.