Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
What is this the news media? Could you add anything else to what I did not say?
My comment was "It is [your fault]. Control your own destiny". Nobody is holding a gun to your head regarding where you work. If you were someone who believed that you would only have to spend a few years at a regionals in order to land a coveted major airline job, I'm sorry that it didn't or hasn't worked out for you.
Well, that sounds completely different than what you were saying in your past post. I took what you said as the reason the regionals are as big as they are is because regional pilots keep taking jobs and flying for sub-standard wages. That's just not true. The regionals are as big as they are because the majors have made them that way.
Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
And don't be blaming anyone else if your career has stagnated. There are no promises in life and I'm tired of this "I'm entitled to it" or "I did my time" attitude. If you don't like your situation, change it. But please, stop blaiming others.
Well, then some major airline pilots need to stop blaming regional pilots for the loss of flying at the majors! The blame needs to go to the management who gave away the flying and the unions who caved on scope.
One thing I can agree with you is that we do have an entitlement generation and I'm tired of it too. I saw it while giving OE at my regional and I see it with kids nowadays. It's come from the instant gratification of technology and poor parenting.
Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
It isn't that I'm not sympathetic to what some people in this industry go through, but some of us military guys didn't quite have our flying jobs handed to us nor a college education.
And you think us regional guys did? You actually think most of us had our educations and jobs handed to us? Wow... I don't really know how to respond to that.
Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
And the last time I checked, my military flying career hasn't exactly been a walk in the park.
"Walk in the park" and military flying are two words I wouldn't put together in the same sentence. I know military guys work their butts off to get through their military career. Us regional guys did too...
The bottom line is that we need to hold scope where it is. Maybe we can actually take back some of the flying that's been given away over the years, although I'm not holding my breath! Generally, regional pilots are not happy to see the majors keep giving away flying. Yes, there's a certain percentage who are never going to leave a regional and want to stay where they're at. If we cave on scope again, we're going to lose lot of jobs at mainline. Personally, if I get furloughed, I won't go back to a regional. I'd get out of flying (controlling my own destiny) until Delta called me back.