Unless you have “been there done that”, I’d keep your opinion to yourself. Not everyone makes the cut for fighters/single seat and the rest go on to multicrew airframes by choice or not. Everything depends on the individual and airline flying/training is set with the lowest common denominator in mind.

I will take you up on that....Least favorite pilots to fly with are C-17 pilots...Fighter guys are way better to spend a 4 day trip with. And the fighter guys catch on to the two or three things required to fly in a crew...

Interesting opinion.

The people who hire pilots at airlines do not agree with you.

That's a new one. Fighter guys are egotistical buttholes and heavy guys are laid back cool types-isn't that the perception? You just don't like the McChordites.:D The gravedigger gave them boyz a bad rap. Barney drivers are all right by me.

Nucflash doesn't seem to realize that TACAIR guys have to adhere to all the safety regs as everyone else while undergoing physiological and psychological stresses (i.e. combat, carrier ops) that the others don't.

They may not have as much total flight time, but one could argue that their time is more decision making packed than droning in cruise across 10 time zones.

Besides, TACAIR guys are generally more fun to hang out with.

Fighter pilots are better than heavy pilots, military pilots are better than civilian pilots, Airbus is better than Boeing, my #### is bigger than your ####. Blah blah blah. Who cares? A former CP once told me, anyone can take a nice guy/gal who is a mediocre pilot and make them a better pilot. It's impossible to take an ace pilot who is an ###hole and make him a better person! I've flown with great guys and gals who are former C-17, F-15, C-172 and I've flown with ones who are #####'s. It's about the person, not the propulsion. Rant over!

Hear! Hear!

Dilly Dilly!