HAHA!

There damn sure is at least one in every class.

Had an instructor once who kept referring to "that guy" every time a really stupid question was asked....

As in: "Y'all ever hear of 'that guy' in every class who is the class idiot? If you are looking around and can't figure out who 'that guy' is-it's you...."

And of course, 'that guy' never figured it out and kept right on asking stupid ass questions. Because-he really was the prototypical 'that guy.'

Back at my old company..........My other airplane does it like this...........When we used to ditch in high seas we'd call the company first..........Does fragleser circuit use 12 or 14 volt AC because those 12 volters are really prone to failure, there was this one time..........:rolleyes::rolleyes:

After Flying corporate for 13 years and now flying 121 I can verify that a fair amount of corporate guys (90% older and corporate lifers/ never going to the airlines) have a prejudice against those in the Airline world. Here’s why:

Job threat: it’s kinda like an unspoken scope protection that exists amongst corporate pilots. They want to keep the flying amongst their own away from outsiders.

Past rejection: I came across several individuals who were rejected by a major once or several times, they never seemed to get over it.

Stuck on their path: Many guys are looking at retirement now and try to justify their path, one way is to denigrate the path you didnt take.

Fear of loosing pilots: some managers and chief pilots see how the ranks are dwindling, out of desperation they are trying to “save the younger guys” from a bad career choice. So they badmouth it hoping to persuade others to stay put.

No Union: this is the biggest reason IMHO, Corporate guys have to always think about themselves because no one else is, so the mindset is usually “ ME ME ME”. Also, for some reason a lot of corporate guys hate unions and in general are very right wingy.


Personally, corporate was never for me and leaving 2 years ago to go to a major was the best decision. It was just a place to hang my hat and gain experience during the lost decade. It is my belief that most of the younger guys crossing over to 121 don’t share the anti Airline guy mentality amongst the corporate lifers.

Agreed. I think it also depends on what the corporate gig was.

Some gigs are spectacular, and some are the Great Lakes of the Part 91 world.

My corporate job was the result of the regional Bataan Death March during the lost decade—my family just couldn’t make ends meet anymore. We went to a 12 year upgrade, majors weren’t hiring, pilots we’re being furloughed...so corporate was a no brainer.

One thing some airline guys may not have an appreciation for, is the amount of work that some operators have to do to get a jet off the ground. I find 121 very cushy in that regard, with cleaning crews, dispatchers, fuelers, schedulers, maintainers, flight attendants, rampers...

In my corporate gig, those jobs were also my job. Plus we were on call 24/7.

If you meet a corporate pilot with a disdain for airline pilots, he either has a ****ty gig, doesn’t have the requirements, or was turned down by X Airline...

There are tool bags everywhere in aviation.

I’d like to see the letter. Been hearing about it for years.

I remember seeing it, but don’t recall specifics.

JC was such an asshat, I’m sure it was drivel about “ DOH or nothing.”

God. That guy was a jerk on the level of the very worst the industry has ever produced.

Overreaching with arrogance usually doesn’t pan out very well.

This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

There are also quite a few managers who have the "big fish in a small pond" syndrome, and when airlines are going through difficult times, these sadistic pricks take pleasure in laughing to the furloughed airline guys' faces. I've witnessed this first hand in VNY after my old airline tanked.

I'll just say that I have faith in our interview and screening process.