Originally Posted by
TurbineTime
Yeah well respect is earned... And I feel that the pilots who educate new hires and work with them to become accomplished and safe operators will get the respect you are talking about, at least from me. However, if you think that berating and mocking a new hire to the point that he/she becomes as jaded as you is a good idea, i'd imagine the seat you sit in doesn't even respect you. If you want respect from a young pilot, who in your opinion knows nothing of this industry or what they are doing, educate them. If they dont listen, they're a moron, but i guarantee ill be listening to every word, watching every move and doing my best to be a professional.
Wow to the last post you made lol and wow to this one.
Apparently you're not listening because throughout this whole thread, pilots have been saying how bad of an idea it is to allow pilots with 0 real world experience sit in the seat that you've mentioned a few times, and you're not listening.
As for the old farts comment, how old are you? I ask because I'm 24, and I believe that it should be at least 1000hrs to be in the right seat of an RJ, but apparently that constitutes me as an old guy, right?
I won't even go off on any kind of rant because I'm not a fan of working for the airlines (no offense to anyone on here!) but aviation is a VERY small community. I worked aerial survey for a season. 7 months on the road and I couldn't believe how many pilots I met for the first time who knew pilots that I knew, or knew aircraft that I've serviced (working line). Walk around with an entitled attitude, and not only will nobody want to work with you, no one will want to vouch for you when the time comes for you to make the step into an interview. This career is all about networking and who you know.