Originally Posted by
reelbigchair
Would you let them ride home if it was YOUR job they took? And the support the family bit is kinda stupid, there are plenty of other RJ jobs out there to choose from. These particular pilots saw an opportunity to take a short cut, get their turbine PIC, and they didn't care whose backs they stabbed in the process. They went there with the FULL knowledge that jumpseating would be incredibly difficult. My sympathy for their problems is limited.
Not everybody has the luxury of choosing exactly what regional they can work for. This might have been the only option for a lot of guys.