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Originally Posted by stickwiggler
(Post 197060)
You want a single reason? Here's one. Getting an airline pilot job is just too damn easy. As short as 10 years ago, a pilot would have to flight instruct for years, then go fly 135 for another year or two. Then if he didn't kill him/herself flying checks in a C401 at night single pilot with no radar, he applied (and usually paid more $) and got a job where he sat in the right seat of a turbo prop for another 2 to 3 years. Then after 5 to 7 years that pilot would go the right seat of the jet or captain in the prop.
Today.... graduate, get your license and you have a job. There is no respect for the position. What use to take years of blood sweat and tears, is now an expectation or many feel an entitlement. rant complete. Stick |
Whether he's suffering from Kleptomania or not, this guy needs to see a psychiatrist to save his career!
Kleptomania is the irresistible urge to steal items that you generally don't really need and that usually have little value. Kleptomania (klep-toe-MAY-knee-uh) is a serious mental health disorder that can cause much emotional pain to you and your loved ones if not treated. Kleptomania is a type of impulse control disorder — a disorder in which you can't resist the temptation or drive to perform an act that's harmful to you or someone else. Many people with kleptomania live lives of secret shame because they're afraid to seek mental health treatment. Although there's no cure for kleptomania, treatment with medication or psychotherapy may be able to help end the cycle of compulsive stealing. |
Maybe the FAA should pull his ticket for failure "to be of good moral character" that is required in our profession.
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So what ever happened to this idiot? The story is five years old...
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The Zombie Apocalypse must be starting. First the brian eating out west, then the face eater in miami, now this thread that died long ago has come back to life to walk among the living!
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I love the knee-jerk posting without reading the dates are going down to see the last post.
I thought the Dylan guitar story was interesting. |
I love when people bring up the backpack. 99% of pilots I have seen lugging a backpack or a guitar have been old mainline guys. Claiming its so much better now that they have ship charts.......I am sure the next rule the FAA is going to implement is 600TPIC Before you can put blinking lights on your roll aboard wheels.
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Originally Posted by stickwiggler
(Post 197060)
You want a single reason? Here's one. Getting an airline pilot job is just too damn easy. As short as 10 years ago, a pilot would have to flight instruct for years, then go fly 135 for another year or two. Then if he didn't kill him/herself flying checks in a C401 at night single pilot with no radar, he applied (and usually paid more $) and got a job where he sat in the right seat of a turbo prop for another 2 to 3 years. Then after 5 to 7 years that pilot would go the right seat of the jet or captain in the prop.
Today.... graduate, get your license and you have a job. There is no respect for the position. What use to take years of blood sweat and tears, is now an expectation or many feel an entitlement. rant complete. Stick |
Originally Posted by stickwiggler:197060
Originally Posted by belliott
(Post 197004)
You gotta be kidding me!!!! ***! I can't think of a single reason why a pilot should compromise his/her career for a stupid Ipod.... I cannot fathom why this would happen. Thanks to whoever it was.... tarnishing the profession.... jerk.
You want a single reason? Here's one. Getting an airline pilot job is just too damn easy. As short as 10 years ago, a pilot would have to flight instruct for years, then go fly 135 for another year or two. Then if he didn't kill him/herself flying checks in a C401 at night single pilot with no radar, he applied (and usually paid more $) and got a job where he sat in the right seat of a turbo prop for another 2 to 3 years. Then after 5 to 7 years that pilot would go the right seat of the jet or captain in the prop. Today.... graduate, get your license and you have a job. There is no respect for the position. What use to take years of blood sweat and tears, is now an expectation or many feel an entitlement. rant complete. Stick |
Originally Posted by f16jetmech
(Post 1228859)
Last time I check it was 1500 TT. When.is the last time it was wet commercial besides a very short stint in '07? Genuinely asking. Don't get too high on your horse.
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