Some CFIs are smarter and more knowledgeable than you might think...

I did some moderating in the last two posts. Please be respectful when posting here. People outside the industry have less practical experience and they would do well to listen more than they speak. Maybe learn a thing or two here. At the same time, flames and disrespectful insults have no place. Either say it in a respectful manner or don't say it.

I know two that are (both airline pilots), so I guess the other one and I haven't crosses paths yet.

de727ups-
Bottom line, these rookies should keep quiet on threads that in no way involve them. If they don't work for a regional, or mesa namely, they have no business posting their mindless ideas on this thread. Read away, but don't waste our time, and flame people unless it involves you.

To follow suit: "We don't need cfi's here."

"To follow suit: "We don't need cfi's here."

That's going a bit too far. I agree, though, that they are held to a different standard at this forum and need to tread gently outside of their experience level.

In the past, the admins have restricted users from posting in certain areas. This happens when said users cross the line from a listening/learning posting profile to a "telling you how it is" posting profile. And they have to cross the admins line, not yours.

I would suggest that if you have a problem with a user posting in the regional forum who isn't a regional pilot, and you feel that user is posting in an inappropriate manner, that you use the "report post" function in the lower left hand corner of the screen and make your case. On the other hand, if you disrespectfully flame someone here, it's you who will have to answer for it.

To follow suit:

Do you think regional pilots should be allowed to post in the major forum?

CFI's are moving into the regionals. It's important they be allowed free speech as anyone else. If one isn't allowed to speak and decides to go to gojets because he wasn't allowed to ask his question then we failed. There are also many topics on hiring paperwork, expectations, pay scales and how they work, duty rigs, etc that they might want to post a question about in order to find which regional is best suited for them.

Sure he should be allowed to post in the Major forums, after all he is ready for that major job right? He has put in his 6 months and has surely shown he is much smarter than a CFI. :D

"It's important they be allowed free speech as anyone else"

They have free speech up to a point. It's when they stop becoming a learner and start telling you how it is, and how it should be, that the trouble starts.

I stand corrected....we need Mesa!!!

Well too bad buddy, because CFI's like me dont even read other boards.:cool:


Oh and by the way "Commercial, Instrument, Multi" are not type ratings.

I bet that comment will make you quite popular among your fellow CFI's, as well as AIM gods, and perhaps facebookers. Sweet job busting my nuts about something in my profile. You serious? I hope not.

X-treme-

I am by no means ready for a job at the majors, but I would hope I am a cut above a CFI. I believe being a professional pilot makes all of us a cut above CFI's, not just me.

CFI2007-

I didn't want you to say we need mesa, but instead to keep your mouth shut since you quite honestly don't know if "we" need any airline, much less mesa.

Understand where I'm coming from?

I want these boards to be a resource to up and coming pilots (as I mentioned in my above post), and as I said "read away."

Just don't feel the need to chime in on each thread when you don't know what your talking about.