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Originally Posted by DMEarc
(Post 1735654)
Get away with what exactly?
With allowing a pilot who lied about check ride failures into the left seat of an airliner? |
Originally Posted by rickair7777
(Post 1735532)
That wasn't the purpose, although it may be a consequence. GL and GIA may be done, but I doubt the puppy mills are going anywhere, they'll still be able to suck enough people in. They'll offer CFI jobs to their grads (at least one hour/month guaranteed!) and zero-to-ATP time building programs for the well-heeled. The good news is that while starry-eyed wannabe skygods would instantly sign up for the $180K loan needed to go direct from zero to regional FO, no lender in his right mind would go for that, so the latter option will be available only if daddy can cover down.
As for daddy covering down, I went through training with a lot of guys who told me their dad is a Captain for United or Southwest or whoever. It got old quick. Many (not all) had a serious sense of entitlement to the profession and acted like the left seat of a widebody was their birthright. All the while their training, housing, new car, and comfortable lifestyle were being subsidized by Captain Daddy. I also trained foreign students who were selected under the guise of a skills test allegedly open to the public, yet every single one of them seemed to have a father working as a pilot or in management at this airline. It raises an eyebrow. I'd love to get away from this Ivy League legacy club member mentality and towards a merit based philosophy in all things training/hiring. Obviously if someone (or their daddy) has the money to get their private pilot's license after 100+ hours, that's their right. But without that demographic, the 1500 rule might not even exist. I think we'd also have a sharper, hungrier pilot group. |
Originally Posted by CaptUnderhill
(Post 1734728)
If it's going to raise regional pilot pay then I am all for it, but if its to increase safety then I'm confused. I don't understand why the FO needs to have the same qualifications as the captain. A doctor in his residency can perform surgery with a licensed doctor supervising, once they are out of residency and pass the board exam they are a licensed doctor and make good money. It just seems that this pilot profession requires additional certification without having anything happen to pay. Please clarify if I misunderstood something.
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Originally Posted by bedrock
(Post 1735651)
This thread is going full retard.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q |
Originally Posted by Is offline
(Post 1734852)
Remember the days when it took 2500 TT and 500 multi to get an interview with a regional? I am so tired of hearing people complain about 1500 hours.
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Originally Posted by bonesbrigade
(Post 1735713)
No, I don't, because I'm not 45 still posting in a regional forum.
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Originally Posted by bonesbrigade
(Post 1735713)
No, I don't, because I'm not 45 still posting in a regional forum.
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As the creator of this thread, I declare it over. (bangs a gavel) Thats what she said. Good work people, lets do this again sometime!
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Thats what she said!! I am on fire tonight!
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as the creator of the thread you are nothing more than the creator of the thread. you CANT declare it over. only a moderator can do that.
No, I don't, because I'm not 45 still posting in a regional forum. there are ppl older than that posting on this forum. and for the record i would say you are pretty dedicated to this profession to get 1500 hours flight time to get into an rj than a 198 hour riddle puke who cant dry the ink on his ticket. then again riddle grads have had better luck through training because there are no bad habits to break? who knows. Thats what she said!! I am on fire tonight! are you 45? :D |
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