skysailor

Good One!! hahahaha!

Das Auto

I'm assuming the guy sat in the middle is on the 787, everyone else on the 737!

captjns

Nah... the guy in the middle is the check airman conducting a line check.

WHACKMASTER

Says the guy who's now flying for a carrier that's killing trans-Atlantic yields for Delta specifically. How much less is your compensation than Delta pilots' now? 50% at least? You're not putting downward pressure on those pilots at a time when the well paying jobs are out there to be pursued UNLIKE DURING THE LOST DECADE? Weren't you at Mesa?


GMAFB pal

NEDude

I am not the one grandstanding about dragging the industry down. You are. That is the big difference between you and I. You have done it and have the nerve to get up on your soapbox and lecture others as if you are a saint. Should I send you that link for the reading material again?

WHACKMASTER

Again, at the risk of tooting my own horn to prove a point, I've done a lot more to forward the profession through years of aggressive union work than the average line pilot has, such as being on an extended strike. This also includes being one of a small minority at AirTran that was "flying the contract" during negotiations. Several in that small minority turned into hostages and got canned for it. The only reason I didn't was because we got the FAA involved with photographic evidence of my legitimate maintenance write-ups before the company dropped the ax on me as well.

So you won't be shaming me into feeling guilty about my career decisions. Many Regional pilots went to the ME3 in the aftermath of 9/11 and many like me went to an LCC. There were no great jobs back then. Only some that were better than where you were at the present time (which coming from Mesa you should understand).

You're the one defending the practice of taking a B787 job paying 110K and working 20 days a month with a 40K training bond while there are many far better jobs out there (which did not exist in the aftermath of 9/11). It's a different landscape now.

As one recent poster described this thread, it's disgusting when a B787 cptn is making what an RJ cptn is AND they had to pay 30-40K for the job.

We're going around in circles so I'm done with you. Good day....

NEDude

Whatever you need to tell yourself to make you feel better. You could have done what many of the rest of us did and do something else until the job market recovered. I am not on here now trying to justify and make excuses for my actions while talking down to others who may considering doing the same thing. I am sure the Delta pilots who lost all that money feel much better knowing you were "flying the contract" while under negotiations at AirTran

got2fly

If this is the right job for someone else, why would you care? It is not all about money. This is not for me, but obviously it works for some people. I think other pilots are smart enough to make their own decisions without your help.

wiz5422

Wow you really pick the cream of the crop.......you value your self as a pilot yet?

NEDude

I have enjoyed my career, made good money, and seen many parts of the world. I am licensed in four different countries and worked with crew members from countless cultures and backgrounds. I am quite happy with everything I have seen and done and my self worth is not determined by the opinions of anonymous posters on an internet message board. You can try again if you wish...