I've flown with "pilots" who got sent to the line from the training department since we have no one left to train. This attitude is extremely prevalent from those guys, at least at my crappy regional. I just don't understand it, but call them "training center weenies".

You really believe that there is a single regional airline that hasn't hired a wet commercial pilot?

I really wasn't going for "facts" rather than sentiment but I seriously do believe that statement to be fact.

I just don't understand how Charlie can speak for every regional in the U.S...I gathered that he works for Comair but I don't have a clue as to how good their training is, safety record, ect... and I doubt "Charlie" has a clue about any other airline's training, hiring mins, and pay. If this were a Comair commercial it could be justified, but, who made this guy speaker of the house?

Numpty

RAA.....in the great words of Joe Wilson

".....YOU LIE....."

Did anybody else notice the coincidence that this guys name is Charlie Pilot?

oh...cohen is a tool.

He's a TOOL BAG!!!!!!

This Cohen dude is a piece of work!
Did someone knock out his front teeth for insidious lying ?

In watching, "Flying Cheap", his false teeth parallel his false interpretation of the regional industry.:D:D

Roger Cohen: Pilot training, qualification standards make regional airlines safe for fliers : The Crash of Flight 3407 : The Buffalo News

Charlie can only be a management pilot and has gotten way too close to the big guys that he is getting the crumbs of their pie.. This is the kind of Horse pile that RAA comes up with?? If he really wanted to send a clear message he should have preached about how for that safety we give we are not compensated for.... Thanks Charlie I feel better already.... (Bite me!!)

You got buddy thanks for playing.

Yours Truley
Roger Cohen aka Bill Lumberg ah yeaaaaa.

I can only assume you are talking about SkyWest because the guy in the video is a SkyWest captain. I'm sure there have been few exceptions, but SKW for the most part does not hire ridiculously low time pilots. If you want to accuse airlines of hiring 250 wonders, look to Mesaba, Mesa, Pinnacle, Eagle, etc... Even during the hiring boom of '06-'07, SKW held onto the 1000/100 requirement. The lowest they went was 800 with previous 121 experience and qualified on the CRJ. I'm sure at some point in it's history, SKW hired some low timers, but hey, so did all the Majors a long time ago. Just saying that SKW isn't the best example to go ranting about low-time, inexperienced pilots.