Originally Posted by
Onfinal
CE750
Again I agree with you. And what you said is right on as far as most of the Black and Hispanic Pilots come out of the Black and Hispanic middle class. I think you would also find this true of the White middle class, and similar situation among the white poor. Really there are two different forces at work here. The American poor - White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American or atherwise have one barrier, that is not really addressed by AA. I think that minority middle class have a different situation that although not a perfect solution provides some solution through AA.
Also, I applaud your support of OBAP. With reasonable and thinking people like yourself, hopefully there will not long be a need for any of these types of discussions.
Onfinal
thanks, I'm trying to be reasonable in this is all. The history of AA in our profession (as well as other's like Fire Fighting and Police) has always been contentious I suppose.
I am a bit disheartened that this poll is filled with so many who don't think being born into a poor family, and rising up thru that kind of adversity whether in Appalachia or the inner city should get one some kind of benefit. Although I'd rather not see the excesses of 400 hour pilots into the cockpits of any Jet, much less a mainline job ever again in a time where 3000hr pilots are turned away. The kind of help on the hiring side I'd like to see is a system where "all else being equal" the one who came from nothing to get to where he was a "qualified and competitive" applicant should get the nod.