Originally Posted by cencal83406 (Post 2046910)

Nothing you write is taken seriously about the behavior of other pilots based on your reprehensible behavior on here re: SWAPA/AirTran SLI.

Reminds me of the bitter Pinnacle guys who "lost" CA seats to Mesaba and Colgan.

Originally Posted by sulkair (Post 2046928)

It IS embarrassing, but when people are treated like children, sometimes they act like children. Not an excuse, just a reality. Regional pilots are treated like dirt, and then suddenly expected to behave like professionals. To their credit, 99.9% conduct themselves with professionalism even when their companies don't return the favor. Please, I'm not condoning this or making excuses for it, I'm simply saying it doesn't surprise me at all.

Originally Posted by mike734 (Post 2046992)

Stolen Valor act was overturned in 2012 by the SCOTUS. A new law prohibiting one from profiting from wearing unearned medals was signed into law by Obama in 2013. Or so the internets leads me to believe.

Federal appeals court rules wearing unearned military medals is free speech.

Originally Posted by Dolphinflyer (Post 2046931)

He's correct. Eurotrashland is a proper term when it comes to the vests.

One fine morning on a ETL ramp. 3 pilots, only one vest wearer, were accosted within 30 seconds of taking several small steps for man onto the aircraft footprint. The excitement of catching the colonials flagrantly violating the socialist order was thick in the air.

The objections continued even when it was professionally explained that we were only on the ramp to pay respects to a fellow Captain who passed away on a layover as his remains were coming off a open truck into the forward cargo

With no common sense forthcoming in the conversation, a good 'Neww Yawk' response was tendered that sent the little socialist 'Hand of the King' off for reinforcements.

We departed for the colonies before the bureaucracy could react or somebody talked some sense into the idiot.

Originally Posted by sulkair (Post 2046971)

You're right, and I hate that I did. Yet the axiom "you get what you pay for" persists.

Originally Posted by WHACKMASTER (Post 2047023)

I'd like to think that how you are compensated as an airline pilot does not effect your common sense regarding how you should act in front of the general public.

Originally Posted by trip (Post 2047028)

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Originally Posted by trip (Post 2047028)

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Originally Posted by PotatoChip (Post 2047030)

No, but the pay offered will keep people with common sense away. It doesn't take much common sense to think, "I have $120,000 in loans, GoJet offers abysmal pay rates and has a horrific contract, I should't go there."