JoeMerchant
ASA pilot
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- Mar 31, 2005
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PCL128 did his GIA gig when he was young. He probably didn't k ow about FI and thus couldn't be educated by the super pilots that never make any mistakes. PCL has also said that in hindsight he regrets GIA and would have taken a different route. Nonetheless, since none of you super pilots would ever make a mistake you don't have to worry about admiting error...
Also PCL volunteers his time and works with other to make the profession better.
Joey..on the other hand, is older and wiser... and knew what he was doing when he sued ALPA. Basically, he was trying to make ALPA his own personal Scott Boras. It was all about him at all of your expense. Joey was an ALPA rep that didn't show to meetings, restricted meeting minutes and simply failed in his commitment to pilots. Joey's list goes on and on... if jumping in to the dispatchers sh*t is what makes Joey great... then so be it.. Joey the Great he is...
I am older and wiser..... I realize that ALPA has failed miserably..... Some day PCL 128 will also....
Yes I paid for training..... that was the way things worked in the early 90s.... Actually one of the few carriers that didn't PFT was non-union Skywest..... Imagine that.... A non-union carrier that didn't use PFT while most union carriers did..... Why was that?
Initially I refused to PFT.... I only applied to the few carriers that didn't use PFT..... In retrospect, I should have PFT earlier.... I would have more seniority.....
I don't fault PCL for working for Gulfstream.... he did what was best for him..... He then moved on to PCL and Air Tran because he felt that was best for him.....In the end, we all do what is best for number one....and that ain't you....Sometimes those choices aren't best for the profession..... but then this profession doesn't exactly look out for it's members...
The ALPA cheerleaders like PCL and Rez need to understand that and press for changes within ALPA... We need to put an end to the competition and we need to have "brand scope"..... We also need to press for higher entry requirements....Until then, we will all do what is best for our own situation, and that will not help the profession.....Then we will come on FI and b!tch about it... Some things will never change....
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