Originally Posted by
asims33
Im personally really sick of reading this crap day in and day out... Its the same stuff over and over. You high time Airline pilots are always looking down your nose at those "Wet-ATP-Kid-Wonders" that make it to the right seat....I think the phrase is wet COMMERCIAL, not sure anyone dislikes a wet atp....
The airline must have saw some skill in that kid or he wouldnt have been there.Here again, he just had to be trainable and legal. If you dont like the industry then leave... If you had to have more hours to be hired than the current market that sucks sorry but i dont wanna hear you complain.It's been mentioned, but if you don't want to hear someone complain, why would they want to hear you? I am only 20 years old,So that college degree and life experience is really weighing you down then ive jumped hurdles and moved mountains to finish my flight training and ill be dammed if i let some bitter old capitain sit here and disrespect me and other young pilots by saying we havent payed our dues Those aren't dues, those are bills... big difference...Hell just finishing training is almost impossible nowadays, flight schools trying to rip you off, greedy examiners, bad weather, terrible economy, high fuel prices, bad hiring market, And all of that is cyclical so it's very possible those same captains had a similar bag in the 80's or 90's following recessions and to beat it all the more experiance pilots like some of you are so bitter you wont even look in the direction of a student pilot or a new pilot let alone help them or give them advice. You should be happy that we dont have to live off food stamps while waiting for a job....Im really sorry if you did, but now you are living your dream you should be stoked. The dream turns into a nightmare faster than you imagine Sounds to me like you are a bit immature 20 year old calling someone immature, that's pretty darn funny to say stuff like that. Im sitting in a marketing office at an insurance company going insane behind a desk to pay my bills waiting for my chance to fly for an airline or cargo company, i have no clue what "dues" you are talking about but that is not in the job requirements sir you need to grow up. And the fact you don't know what they are doesn't help your case.
As far as the minimums id say they are gonna be high to start off with just like everyone else. But as ive already learned newer pilots just need to hang in there our time will come.
To start, I'm not angry even 1% so you don't need to project your anger on me.
The nice thing about youth is being so very sure you're correct. You might find that once you give up your anger and accept the situation, with the proper attitude you could learn something from those "bitter old captains" turns out they have a whole wealth of knowledge. The sooner you stop thinking they're "bitter old captains" and realize they just MIGHT know something more than you (shocking I know b/c you're 20 and know it all) the sooner you might be able to EARN their respect. It's a two way street, you don't respect them- surprise they don't respect you either. It's possible you'll still ride with some a-holes, I have but at least if you're trying to respect him and he just isn't respecting you, you took the high road and you can tell your fiance what a jerk he was when you get home.
Just my two cents, best of luck to you.