Joe,

You forget that I was once an ASA pilot, was on the CASC, and still have several good friends in the ASA Trainning Dept. I am well aware of some "great" pilots still at ASA, not to mention some less than smart things done by pilots there. I, however, choose not to let the actions of a few overshadow the group as a whole.

It's quite clear that you have a huge chip on your shoulder in regards to all things Delta. Why, I don't really care. The intent of my post was that I would rather the company hire the best possible out of a wider pool, rather than just limit ourselves to a smaller sample.

As for what happened to the fNWA poolies, I was against that. However, the laywers got involved and politics reared it's ugly head.

Every pilot group has its 1%ers. ASA is no different. They just don't make it in the papers as much.