Ok time to vent. There are a vocal few on this board that think that themselves and their regional is God's gift to aviation, along the lines of the Wright Bros., DaVinci and the jet engine. Everyone who has been on this forum for more than a week knows who YOU are, so im not gonna call anyone out by name. All you hear is ..."Express Jet is beter than Skywest because I work there and I have 2000 hours and I make more money than you." Followed by "Skywest is better than Mesaba because I got hired with 1900 hours and I get more days off." Followed by Mesaba is better than Pinnacle because....and on and on and on. THS IS EVEN MORE CHILDISH THAN "MY DAD CAN BEAT UP YOUR DAD". And the most vocal antagonists probably WEREN'T EVEN AT THEIR AIRLINE WHEN THE PILOTS BEFORE THEM WERE FIGHTING FOR A GOOD CONTRACT, they just walked into it as a green new hire. You cannot tell the difference in maturity in these arguments between a 300 hour new hire and a 4000 hour Captain. If you spent half as much time finding faults within your own airline and trying to fix them instead of wasting your energy critiquing others, this industry might actually improve....walk a picket line with your regional brothers, volunteer on your union comittee, etc. But then again nothing makes your balls bigger than flying a big shiny new airplane or hiding behind a screen name bashing others, does it?

No wonder the public doesnt give a flip about us anymore...

 

oh yeah don't even get me started on the know-it-alls!!!

 

I couldnt agree more Mooney! Props to you.

 

Amen brother!

 

I wonder if this is a result of having 500 hour 20 year olds in the cockpit?

 

walking a picket line for another airline isn't going to do anything if another airline will come in and do that flying when it comes up for bid. if you want to stand together it will take major changes and I doubt most pilots have to will power to do it. you only have to look at freedom and gojets to see that pilots are gutless and weak. there is absolutley no unity in the industry anymore and there probably hasn't been any since deregulation.

when did the public ever give a flip about pilots? if you are looking to be admired get over it...

 

I think Mooney is ready to be a moderator....we "vent" daily about some of the same stuff....nice post.

 

You've got to be FKM! Get over it? Me looking to get admired? yeah right. I'm blue collar baby, I bring my lunch bucket, clock in, work, clock out and go home and drink a Schlitz.....no backpack, ipod and frosted spiked hair for me...You talk about unity, then bash the idea of helping your fellow aviators by helping them in their fight for a fair contract.....way to take a post and twist it around. I said no wonder the public doesnt give a flip about us....not, "oh god I miss the little kiddies running up to me asking for my autograph and picture!"

 

Sound of Crickets....Chirp...Chirp.... Chirp....Chirp.

 

It's too easy to get on here and attack eachother for being different...