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DAL 88 Driver
So I would appreciate it if you would quit insulting those of us who got into this profession under a completely different set of circumstances than what we have today. Thank you.
Another area we can agree on, and ironically another area where Carl and Slow disagree: the RJ pilots are not to blame for the existence of their segment of the industry, or the conditions it offers, or the fact regional flying has becoming a stepping-stone to the majors.
We all agree the RJ segment should not exist, but we disagree as to the cause of the problem.
The fact remains that every RJ that was flown at a regional was either coughed up under duress, or sold, or stupidly given away, by the respective pilot group at the major. You can't quit making mistakes if you can't acknowledge the error. That includes me, and the overwhelming majority of pilots, ALPA or not: we've voted for contracts that actually made the RJ problem worse.
It's pretty simple, really.