Originally Posted by
Airborne1
Exactly!
Also what about the CFIs that have 2000 hours flying C-152 around.
They might not make it through the sim. The furloughed guys have already proven themselves.
Regardless, Colgan might not be bad if you didn't have to commute for them, yes the pay is horrible but pay will continue to go down every where as long as pilots keep believing in the whole age 65 pilot shortage idea.
Pilot shortage idea has always been a marketing tool to get students enrolled into flight schools.
My interview, the worst guy in the sim was a furloughed 121 guy. No I'm not saying that 121 furloughed guys are bad pilots by any means. The 121 guy that is in our class right now is a hell of a pilot, but dont act like the other CFI's don't know how to fly. If I were hiring right now I would take the Instructor with a good checkride record, a mix of 121 or 135 and MEI time over a guy who has 1000hrs with 750 hrs CRJ200 time.