Yes.


Now, he does know his aviation, and apparently can fly. He also made a lot of money running his flight school prior to coming to the airline. He would tell us about it often. (gotta wonder about somebody who had to brag to a bunch of strangers.)

So, we all wondered why he would come to an airline that paid so much less than he was making already.

"It's the dream," or something similar would be his answer.



But he lacks professionalism and maturity.

In class one day, the instructor asked, "any questions?"
He said, "What kind of porn did you watch when you were young?"
*crickets* and
I mean, where did he think he was?



But that is just one glaring example.



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I get it, if he didn't like the lifestyle, or he wanted to go back to making more money, fine. Say that. Maybe he just loves instructing, or GA, great! Tell the audience -- a bunch of learning pilots like yourself -- that hey, airlines are not the life for everyone. The schedule can be challenging. The time away can be challenging. There are other challenges. And there are other ways to make a living in aviation.



If you want to be in the airlines, do your research so you can prepare for your nutritional and physiological needs, the demands of the life, and the other challenges.
--(APC was a great tool for me. I've never lack quality food nor had a problem commuting, because I knew what I was getting into and I learned from others how to mitigate the downsides,)-- (APC is not all complaining, just mostly.)



BUT, that's not what D-bag said. He went online, in his uniform, to trash talk the airline that had given him the opportunity to fly jets, travel the world for free, and gain the turbine experience he will now use to further his career.



BTW, The FOM allows us time to meet our physiological needs (food, bathroom, etc.) because they distract from our safe operation.



Telling us he arrived with no sleep and no nutrition to operate a 121 flight sounds like admitting he -intentionally- operated a flight when he knew he was unfit to fly. He should lose his cert. for endangering passengers and the public. Telling the public that his behavior is the norm is smearing me and all other pilots with the same feces-covered stick.



... understand that the first few years at a regional are part of paying your dues. D-bag quit at 19 months, right when all his classmates who had no prior 121 time are upgrading to Captain, with the pluses of higher pay and PIC time to build toward the next step, and the minuses of being back on reserve for a time.



-- Me, I'll take the money (more than I made as an FO, unless I wanted to work my butt off, have no time at home, and hope the pay claim was right and the extra actually showed up,) and the PIC time, which, in about another 18 months should be enough to get me in the door at any Major I want, if I don't want to hang out for the flow. Then the real dream begins. Sure, more time on reserve, but at six figures, a healthy retirement, and an aircraft I can stand up in.



And it only gets better from there.



Maybe his video just bothered me because I knew the guy. Maybe it was because of the smearing us all with the feces-covered stick in a public forum that has now made national news.


Maybe I just think people shouldn't be D***s.

 

Yeah I have on good accord he was fired. In other news I knew of an envoy pilot that got in trouble filming in the flight deck. So he better hope the powers at be don’t come down on him for that along with what was mentioned before. (Admitting to not being fit for duty)

 

I don't agree completely with some of the YouTube guy's perspective, but it is good to see some aspects of the actual job becoming more available for prospective candidates to see.

You shouldn't have to pack 4 days worth of ramen noodles and cans of tuna in order to perform your job. I rarely bring anything, but I can afford to buy food. Unfortunately you are at the mercy of the schedule, the delays you're trying to minimize, and finally the food options available at the airport, which in Charlotte are nothing more than abysmal.

If you're young enough that you think Burger King is an adequate food option, you'll do well in this environment.

Let's face it, if the HR recruiters and PSA marketing materials were honest about the pay, and daily challenges involved with the job, they'd get a lot fewer pilots who are frustrated enough to make YouTube videos about their experience.

Of course, if they were honest about everything, they'd get fewer pilots to come here, which would be counter to their goal.

 

To be fair though, he literally did say this in his video. He said it’s not for everyone and that he does encourage people to at least give it a try to see if it’s for them or not.

I do agree though he could have been better about it. I don’t like to burn bridges, and to me it sure seems like he burned this bridge with PSA. He might regret that decision one days in the future

 

Let me also remind you PSA isn’t the bridge that Matters. Think big picture. How do you think United, AA, Delta, Fed Ex, UPS, Alaska, Jet Blue, Southwest, Spirit will think? No body is going to want to touch a candidate who going to create a PR hassle making videos bashing a company. This stuff comes up when the majors during application process.....


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Yea but if you’re going to flow in 12 years...who cares? Maybe they’ll forget by then.

 

Can’t flow if you already quit.....


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True. Should have waited.

 

I am sure those flows will increase at some point.....


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Sure. What's left that you're willing to give up? Are we down to first born children yet? BTW, you won't get to vote on that one.