Was it all encompassing? No, most definately not but within the scope of items covered I thought it was very accurate.

 

IC_ALL,

You and I have had our difference of opinion a majority of the time, but you are a 100% right about this one.

People on this forum tend to blast, misjudge, and react by typing without thinking. Maybe it’s a personal issue, maybe it’s an attempt to boost there self confidence, maybe it’s the fact that they don’t get the attention they want or need elsewhere; whatever it is, they seem to find pleasure in picking on the easiest target.

If only people thought about the positive outcome about speaking to a reporter on this particular issue, I’m sure we would get our point across quite well. Things don’t get done when you keep quiet: if you haven’t figured that out yet you should stay away from a safety related career.

And for those who say ‘we haven’t seen you contact the press..’ believe me, I have. Here are a few recent examples:

-Colgan crew memo regarding calling in fatigue.
-A good portion of TSA’s fleet pulled out of service due to a lack of maintenance.

Look at my previous recent posts, trying to educate a misinformed APC poster on what a reporter was trying to do. I am not sure if his rebuttal and reasoning was serious or sarcastic.

I am glad you brought this up IC_ALL. Maybe some people will begin to use there heads now.

 

ill agree with that statement...frontLine is usually pretty good about their investigative reporting...it seemed they already had an answer to a question they intended to ask by investigation

 

People need to realize its not just Colgan, its the whole industry. It all sucks. I sure hope the feds do something, because the industry as a whole doesn't need anymore negative light.

 

Their belongs to them, There is a place not here and They're is they are.... I had to, I really am that OCD.

 

Agreed it's not just Colgan I would point out as a Q400 driver that either makes you Colgan, Horizon or Lynx? If you're Colgan and that's your only airline experience it may be hard to truly comment on other airlines. I HAVE experienced pilot pushing at my airline but it was pushing me to fly to the limit of the contract not the FAA limit.

 

If I worked for colgan, I wouldn't be getting furloughed. People have said go work for Colgan now you don't have a job, and I am not going to do that.

 

I remember watching that hearing live online when the senators talked to the different airline managements. I was disgusted then and I am even more disgusted now knowing that they still haven't returned any info to the senators about accepting liability in the form of becoming active participants in the regional subsidiaries and contract partners.

During that hearing these CEOs and Chief Pilots were lying right to the senators faces. One senator in particular said that usually these hearings should not be on a personal level. However, his brother was lost in a not so distant aircraft accident and to him it was personal. He had a ton of knowledge of our industry and when he would back the management of the airlines into a corner, they would lie to him. Why don't the actual line pilots get invited into these hearings. Just like they did in this video tonight, we should be able to come forward and state the facts (Not Roger Cohen's facts of AVERAGE pay for regional CAs and FOs. Props for cutting him off there and telling him that we weren't talking about the average, but the ever so real junior guys at the bottom.

I've had friends calling me all night after watching this video. While I have been telling them for years that this stuff exists, they now realize there is a huge problem. Hopefully they pass that video on to everyone they know.

 

Incase anyone missed it..

FRONTLINE: flying cheap: watch the full program | PBS


get this to everyone you know... this needs to be forwarded to every one in America.

 

Awesome! Way to hold the bar up. (Not sarcastic even a little bit,sometimes hard to tell)