Originally Posted by Waves

T, when I was an FO on the MD-88, the Captain was marveling at the fancy new display. I stated that it's great, but that magenta line is going to ultimately cost us jobs and reduce our salaries. He thought I was a nutcase. He may have been correct about me being a nutcase, but I was dead on accurate with that prediction. I'm sure you will agree that new technology has allowed lots of people with minimal skills to fly airliners. This also equates to lower salaries. Switching from 3 man crews to 2 also cost us thousands of jobs. By the way, before the days of the calculator, I learned to use a slide rule. A sextant, what the heck is that? LOL