Originally Posted by snipeone (Post 1773748)

I got my private when I was 17 and my Dad taught me. When the big day came for my oral and checkride, he drove me to the airport and he waited and I passed and I was beaming. As he was a pilot also (USAF), on the way home he said some nice things and commended me on my accomplishment. He concluded his praise by saying, "But just remember this son. You can teach a damned monkey how to fly." I couldn't believe he said that, but later I realized he did so to keep my ego in check and I'm sure I needed that at the time. Years and years and thousands and thousands of hours later, I always remembered that at times when I was just so bored I could cry.

Originally Posted by Brand X (Post 1773344)

Quit comparing yourself to a doctor or lawyer. ANY retard with enough money can become a DOCTOR OR LAWYER



Fixed it...

Originally Posted by snipeone (Post 1773748)

I got my private when I was 17 and my Dad taught me. When the big day came for my oral and checkride, he drove me to the airport and he waited and I passed and I was beaming. As he was a pilot also (USAF), on the way home he said some nice things and commended me on my accomplishment. He concluded his praise by saying, "But just remember this son. You can teach a damned monkey how to fly." I couldn't believe he said that, but later I realized he did so to keep my ego in check and I'm sure I needed that at the time. Years and years and thousands and thousands of hours later, I always remembered that at times when I was just so bored I could cry.

Originally Posted by clearprop (Post 1773826)

That's not even close to an accurate analogy. Even after you have been screened using MCAT and undergraduate GPA, those that manage to be accepted into a medical school, only 80% will graduate. I can't imagine how many each year aren't admitted. When I was a flight instructor, I had some of the dumbest people on earth eventually get the skills and knowledge necessary to pass a checkride. It may have cost them $30,000 per ticket, but they were loaded and even after several "come to Jesus" meetings, they eventually went back to their country of origin with a fresh certificate.

Originally Posted by Mesabah (Post 1774077)

Galaxy, you can buy your way through anything.

Originally Posted by CBreezy (Post 1773605)

You know, your juvenile insults really are entertaining. Are you going to throw a temper tantrum next? Your inability to counter my post with any real facts just proves that you are truly an ignoramus...and you're suprisingly bad at google. My 13 year old cousin does a better job using search engines.

According to Reuters, BusinessInsider, AND Fox Business, Delta profits were $357 Million. If you need someone to explain to you how money works, talk to a college freshman.

Originally Posted by Oberon (Post 1773651)

Regional FOs make what they make because the majors have set up a system where pilot "costs" have to be at a certain point or the regional can't make money. Regional margins are very tight and there are a dozen companies waiting to take the flying if a company decides they need more money.

There is a pool of money available for pilots which is more or less static (there is a little room for negotiation) and what is negotiated is how to divvy it up. I'm not sure who decided what the captain/FO split should be but it is definitely slanted in favor of captains at the regional level.

For the total compensation package to increase in a meaningful way at contractor companies the majors will have to decide they want to pay regional pilots more. In my opinion the dearth of qualified regional candidates will eventually force compensation higher at the lower end of the industry. That could mean higher regional wages or a transfer of flying to mainline.