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Well.........if anyone went to Mesa Airlines filled with positives then they got snookered. The situation at Mesa has been well known for over a decade (when they used to pay by the mile) and most of the pilots out there would have given Mesa a firm thumbs down. But you're right......a shiny jet is too hard to pass up, so many left their tired C-172's and shot craps at Mesa.Originally Posted by thrustsetrj200
I find this comment to be BS because I got an earful of what the airline industry was when I was looking to get hired. We all know we are running with blinders on when we apply to the airlines regardless of what we hear. We think "it can't be ANY worse than this CFI job." And we all think we will move up fast regardless of what the "unfortunate" ones have told us who were already in the airlines. We don't think the bull ******* will happen to us. All we know is that we want to fly big shiny jets and that's ALL that matters. So no, I don't think talking to a thousand regional pilots who have been screwed by their airlines would change any minds. We all agree we would learn the hard way and find out for ourselves. Unfortunately this is the end result. A life full of being beaten down by the industry and treated like we aren't worth anything.
Some came and left in time to find boxcars. Those that didn't are likely to get snake-eyes. Of course, it usually is someone elses fault when it comes to the airline pilot profession and pilots. If J.O. had a better rep, he could've carved out longevity for the benefit of both him and those that chose to follow him, but he chose self-indulgent opulance and that rarely lasts when it's at the expense of others.
Sadly, he'll likely do O.K. after the dust has settled and go on to other things a wealthy man, but those in his wake will pay the price.