Originally Posted by
Behay20
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I think someone should tell Fox News about this whole fiasco, they would have a field day with this. Im sure not a soul outside of the 121 aviation industry knows about this whole "fast track" BS, and many of the people who worked so hard with implementing the ATP mins and the public would be pretty shocked.

Nobody cares, especially the flying public. They only want one thing; get there yesterday for free. If the Colgan crash didn't wake them up or make them care then they never will. What was the last thing you heard about rest requirements or hiring minimums in the news? Some of you guys need to quit banging on these low time pilots. Put yourself in their shoes. Can you honestly say that if you were in the same position you would turn down an airilne job to go flight instruct in 150's? What's the one thing that drives your quality of life at an airline. YOUR NUMBER, we are nothing but NUMBERS. If I could have gotten in with 180 hours your damn straight I would have. Your number is everything. Quit banging on these pilots, get on the HR departments and tell your UNION to make it an issue. If you senior captains don't want to fly with any of these so called "wonders" then talk to your reps. It doesn't matter if a guy has 150 hours or 1500 hours, if hes an a-hole then he's an a-hole. These entitlement attacks are their defense to you already putting them in the same room. Yea some need to check their ego's at the door, but flight time doesn't measure their level of d-bagness. Everyone deserves a chance. If they make it through training, oe, resreve or whatever else is thrown at them then they have earned their seat and it is their's to lose. If you senior captains are concerned about their attitudes and cockiness then take control of YOUR cockpit. The captain is still the captain.