Originally Posted by
Nada Surf
For those of you who think "oh it could happen to any one of us", your looking at this the wrong way and to be honest it is quite disturbing.
Look at the recent history of your Regional or Commuter accidents.
1. Buffalo, complete pilot error
2. Lexington, Pilot eror
3. Those two guys who took a CRJ too high and flamed both motors and every other word was "dude".
4. The ALPA poster boy who never came near an F-16 but claimed to fly them.
Im sure there's more but those come to mind. The level of Maturity between a Mainline cockpit and a Regional is astounding and Sulley is the perfect example. Calm, cool, get the Pax off.
As for me, when I see something like this over run, my first and last thought is "That will NEVER happen to me".
Just another reason to avoid RJ's until you guys decide to police yourselves. Your reputation is suffering.
Surf Hard,
Nada
Just like the media only reporting on one side of the big picture.
So there have been no problems at the Majors?
Nobody landed on a wrong taxiway last year?
None of the Majors where involved in runway incursions?
Nobody overflew their airport because they fell asleep on the flight deck?
You should feel lucky that ALPA goes to bat for you in a way that they don't for the Regionals.
Take Sully out of the picture and you have nothing. And let's not kid ourselves, the outcome of his story is more unlikely than you winning the PowerBall 5 times before you retire.