Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
I don't appreciate you calling all of our junior first officers "almost RJ lifers." I flew 50 seat regional jets for 3 1/2 years. I was never even close to being an RJ lifer. I would have quit aviation altogether before my 30th birthday if I believed that to be the case. The fact that myself and many others filled out many applications and did give up our super-seniority at our regional should prove that we're not almost RJ lifers. Most regional jet lifers have never even tried to leave or are under-qualified to leave. We are neither. I'm on the verge of sending my card in to DPA. It's your insulting posts that are holding me back. How involved are you in DPA? I'm not going to support you if you're just going to blame and insult anyone that ever flew a regional jet.
I don't appreciate you referring to ALL of our junior F/O's as RJ guys. I know we have some military and corporate guys in that bunch.
You need to re-read my posts...if you care to be accurate. I refer to people in those terms who blame everyone else but themselves for this situation. I've never backed away from the 50% of the blame I must carry for being part of the majors who gave scope away. Far too many former RJ guys take none of the blame for their role in working under those horrible conditions and undercutting the profession. If that insults you, I have no apology.
And if the only thing holding you back from filling out a DPA card are my "insults", you need to rethink things.
Carl