I agree 100%. Since it appears tpersuit is not able to carry on a civil discourse on any subject without getting into a hysteria about how great XJT is no sense in wasting any more of our time here.

too bad I was trying to explain to you why Pinnacle may have certain people working for them and you guys strayed off. It's too bad your feelings are too easily hurt.

1. Your post didnt make any sense... offended not at all I work for pinnacle thats enough offense.

2. When I told you to stick with the king air I ment it as that... stay away from the regionals.

Tpersuit - Your attitude is exactly the reason UND grads get a bad rap for being cocky, overconfident, rich kids. Grow up man, stop ruining things for the rest of us.

How did this thread turn from Poor Pinnacle TO Poor UND and ERAU grads....please get back on topic or start a new thread

HaHa, I understand now. It's cool. My original post wasn't going for an argument about Pinnacle...or UND...or the other "well known flight school". I'm simply doing research on all airlines, major and regional.

But, seriously guys, a school is a school. You can get your ratings anywhere. The price I paid for my schooling was only a fraction of what UND charges. What I mean is, if I wanted a logo like "Nike" under my wings, well, you know the rest. Give it a break.:(

guys, if you have been a member of this forum for more than a week then you would know that Tpersuit is known for his flame bait posts. he has began one here in this thread alos. please, lets just not feed the flames.

i wasn't bragging about the completion factor. i was countering the statement that delta and nwa are mad at us for our poor performance, when the exact opposite is true. not much i can do from the right seat anyway as far as getting out on time. i come to work, do my thing and go home. i go to the picket events, rallies, and i am willing to walk as soon as we are able to.

i want pinnacle to succeed. i want the company to do good. with all the ata, skyway, regiants, and others coming here and starting all over after they lost their jobs i see how hard that is on the pilot and their family. i will do what i am supposed to but not a thing more. if pinnacle cant succeed then it wont be the pilots fault. it will be managements ineptness that will do us in.

our new hire classes have nearly 0 low time guys. we have the pick of the litter of high time captains from other airlines. and we still have vacancies going unfilled. in the last vacancy there was a mem captain spot that no one bid for.

Wow, yes everyone that went to UND were rich kids. Hardly

Actually UND Grads that take jobs at Mesaba and Pinnacle in a since ruin it for the rest of us since it contributes to low pay. Do you every wonder why "other" regionals can't negotiate higher pay? It's because they tell us: "Look those guys fly for less"

FYI 900 2nd year FO is $33/hour now...or can you not read APC? And that's retro to the start of 900 service...and that will go up if we get a contract, which will eventually have to happen (2008=New Pres=New NMB=Strike or Contract).

If I were at XJT I would probably be keeping in touch with my good friends at 9E, since we're probably the best bet for a job if things go south at your company. We're cheap and things might go south here one day too, but at least we're hiring, eh?