Well, remember that many type-A personalities flock to this profession. Being competitive is very natural for A types and frankly little competition helps us all.

We'll be talking about how much better "our" airlines, equipment, pay scales, etc, are all day long. However, at the end of the day we all watch the same videos and other training materials where we learn from other pilots' mistakes so we don't have to repeat them.

So to answer your question, you're correct that very often we make it sound as if "we are the best" however that behavior is very superficial.

In my opinion, most pilots have a deep respect and often even an admiration for other pilots but we won't ever admit it openly... ;)



By the way, it’s a well known fact all big brown aviators are better than their 'purple pansies' competition… :D

Yeah them yankee boys will be ok soon as we teach `em the secret handshake.

But we all know that the regional guys are the best, I mean flying low and slow, with 5 approaches in a day down to mins make for the best pilot ever!

Ohh wait I did confuse with that CFI's? I mean teaching people to not kill themselves makes CFI's the best...


Really?

Maybe you're right, no other pilot group has convinced the boss to put a picture of their girlfriend on the company jets. :D

Yup, yup, and those hillbilly southern boys'll work out fine as soon as we get the gun racks out of the cockpits. :D


*** (I don't have a dog in this particular hunt, but I'm ex-Piedmont).

I would have said "no" this is a falsehood, a myth; pilots are a band of brothers and one group is not better than any others. I now know my error and realize how much better "one"group is. This over age 60 group, I hope that they won't be discriminated against again, the poor souls, may they fly until they are infinity just like Jonathon Livingston Seagull. :rolleyes:

As a regular jumpseat occupant (aka commuter), I would say that 30% of crews will talk your head off, 40% will be polite and ask the typical "how's your airline doing" questions, and the other 30% will pretty much leave you to your newspaper. However, I've noticed that when I'm operating the flight, most jumpseaters will talk once spoken to and more often than not we will end up having some very interesting conversations. It is (as it should be) the operating flight crews' call as to whether it will be an enjoyable flight, or a boring one. Me, I'd rather make it an enjoyable one. Afterall, by about the 3rd leg of flying with someone I usually have them stereotyped and am bored:D.

That's funny! :D

Silky,

With your Avtar, I believe you need to post more. A lot more than 47 times. :D

Agree, just replace her face with someone else or just cover it up... :eek: