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Apparently the Saab 340 is now a jet airplane according to NBC news...they were trying to show how the captain didn't have a lot of experience in "props"

Seems we are all taking this a bit too personally. We all know the media is out of touch with reality. The public perception however, can mean a lot.

I know there are many very experienced pilots at the regional airlines, (I was one of them). But, if the public believes that the "big" airplanes have more qualified pilots, and we can get them to pay for it, it would have to open up opportunities for us all.

Who cares what someone else thinks about you, it's all about what they believe you're worth.

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Originally Posted by thrustsetrj200 (Post 560227)

You are ridiculous and have no idea what you're talking about. You obviously don't have any experience with 121 flying. I also find if funny when you say "maybe the flying public will start demanding airlines to hire experienced pilots". Since when did the public have ANY influence on who the airlines hire? Never have and never will. It's all about da money honey. ha ha...you just made my day with that one.
Ugh. I can't believe I just spent 2 minutes of my life responding to your ignorant and pointless statement. barf...go away.

I'm pretty sure I addressed you in the post. Reread it. Thanks for proving my point.

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Originally Posted by tomgoodman (Post 560234)

If so, they will want those pilots to have gained that experience flying other people around, or maybe flying an empty airplane for a few thousand hours, at someone else's expense. :rolleyes:

Or military pilots or pilots that have experience in the cargo world...

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Originally Posted by Blkflyer (Post 560260)

How about the Airlines start charging people the true cost of a ticket how about the airlines stop eroding our QOL and Pay.. I can go on and on but I am still upset over current events..

You are a TOOL go AWAY

Why am I a tool? My statement calls for the flying public to pay for more experienced pilots to fly them around. I do agree that the flood of cheap labor in the airline industry has brought down the industry. If the public demanded the experience and expertise that I suggested, it would require the pay and QOL to increase in order to attract those types of pilots.

guys, whether we like it or not the Media will be all over "low-time" pilots and this unfortunate crash. The CA had 110 hrs in type if I read correctly, that is not a lot of time, and from what I understand this was the crews FIRST winter in the 121 world, or at least the CA's winter flying with Colgan was limited becuase he was IAH based on the SAAB?

This is what the Media is spewing out there, their job is to sell advertisement not be responsible segways of information to the public. The same thing may have happened to 20,000hr pilots, not setting flaps for T/O, trying to land in a T-storm (KLIT), bad things happen to both inexperienced and experienced pilots, but if the MEDIA can run with a story about how inexperienced these two where (there time was relatively low, like it or not) that's what they will report............

Like I mentioned earlier, anything short of a mid-flight collision (hell, even Excel air guys are being blamed) the BLAME will always lay with the pilot because there is too much MONEY to be lost if fault is found elsewhere.............

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Originally Posted by DryMotorBoatin (Post 559749)

i saw an article similar to this awhile ago...smaller airlines pilots have less sex.

hahahah, that must be my problem!! But I'm furloughed so what does that mean for me??!?!

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Originally Posted by SAABaroowski (Post 560505)

Like I mentioned earlier, anything short of a mid-flight collision (hell, even Excel air guys are being blamed) the BLAME will always lay with the pilot because there is too much MONEY to be lost if fault is found elsewhere.............

All the blame and none of the compensation; ahhh it's good to be a scapegoat....err, pilot.:rolleyes:

It could have been worse............

Giraldo could have done a special on low time pilots!!

seriously, and the sad thing is, if these pilots are found at fault, and they where lucky enough to survive...........................LAWSUITS out the waahzoo.................disgraceful............... .