Originally Posted by CACMG (Post 58333)

I hate to even reply to this Barnyard but I think the real issue Slice has is how much he has to pay when he's in need! Please don't tell us these things!

Originally Posted by G-Dog (Post 58036)

I have to disagree with you, to a point.

Yes, there are pilots willing to do the job for less, but you do not see Mesa and the like willing to put up the money either. Why, you ask? I maintain that the pilots from the Majors are partly to blame. Their wages have forced companies to go into bankruptcy. (There are many other factors that contribute to this as well, ie: fuel cost.) Now these companies need to reduce costs. What do they do? They go to the regional carrier and say, we want to pay you less. In steps Mesa. The claim we can do it.

I say in ten years, this will all way away. The retirements will be kicking in and there will be a pilot shortage. That is where we as pilots will have the position to get what we want. It is a cycle. I am sure if you have been in aviation long enough, you would know this.

Originally Posted by Ziggy (Post 58379)

I certainly didn't get into flying for the money. Anyone that did can leave the same way they came.
I've talked to too many DRIVER's who've complained that they should've been this or been that. These types of individuals most likely will not stand shoulder to shoulder with the flying line. They're only interested in quickly getting their time so they can "get theirs".