Kit Darbys AirInc goes TU!

[PCL_128]

Sounds like the same "damage mitigation" philosophy that led to Age 65 becoming an unequivocal disaster for everyone under 50.

Think of how much worse it would have been if ALPA had not seen to it that language preventing retroactivity was placed in the bill. How many more pilots would be getting furloughed today if thousands of 60-65 y/o pilots had demanded their seniority back? Language to prevent that was not in the original bill. ALPA had to work to make sure it was written.

The APA hard-line approach seems to have more historical success.

I have a hard time thinking of any APA successes. Name a few that have resulted from this so-called "hard-line" approach.

 

[NJAPLT]

Can most of the information that Air Inc provides be obtained from other sources? Of course it can, but not without considerable time and effort. Its the collection of that information in a one-stop-shop that you paid for. You do the same thing if you subscribe to Aviation Daily. Air Inc's $135/yr was a bargain by that measure in my humble opinion.

That was why I like Air Inc's membership while I was looking for another aviation job. I could try and find out who was hiring, search the internet, find the address eventually, and finally send off a resume (not even knowing if I wasted my time because I didn't meet the competitive minumums.) Air Inc let me get some good gouge easy, and narrow my search to those companies that I would have a realistic shot at actually getting selected for an interview.

I did think the job fairs were overpriced, and they were never anywhere convenient. I never used his other services as well, as they were overpriced and I could buy a book for less to tell me how to write a cover letter and resume.

I still think that a reconstituted service would work when hiring starts again, but it would have to be a low cost service over the internet, without job fairs, video interview preps, and glossy magazines, etc. and provided for a reasonable price (like $50 a year.)

 

[waka]

I was sent by the school to pick him up about an hour away in a light twin. He asked if he could fly on the way back to the school. I was a current MEI at the time so I didn't care, as long as it went in my logbook. He proceeded to underperform my worst students all the way back to the home drome. I was phenomenally unimpressed -- so unimpressed that I didn't even bother to go hear his talk. In addition (and this is important when you're 22 years old) he dressed like a ******************************, he had ******************************bag hair, and he had the social panache of a lump of dung. At that age you tend to look at an airline captain and a USAF reserve pilot and assume that they walk on water -- this guy was the most singularly umimpressive lump of plasma you could imagine. Good riddance.

PIPE

What does your post have to do with the thread topic? Nothing. Where's your professionalism? Have you ever heard of confidentiality? No matter what your opinion is of one's business practices, Flight Instructors shouldn't divulge such information.

Why don't you post your name? uh huh, I didn't think you would. Talk about unimpressive.

 

[crj567]

What does your post have to do with the thread topic? Nothing. Where's your professionalism? Have you ever heard of confidentiality? No matter what your opinion is of one's business practices, Flight Instructors shouldn't divulge such information.

Why don't you post your name? uh huh, I didn't think you would. Talk about unimpressive.

Sounds like this guy has a bit of a "man crush" on Kit and his doochebag hair....

-Young love...

 

[Tristar]

Flight Instructors shouldn't divulge such information.

Did Kit pay for a lesson?

 

[Hobit]

What does your post have to do with the thread topic? Nothing. Where's your professionalism? Have you ever heard of confidentiality? No matter what your opinion is of one's business practices, Flight Instructors shouldn't divulge such information.

Why don't you post your name? uh huh, I didn't think you would. Talk about unimpressive.

WAKA = Kit (the D-bag) ?!?!

Did we finally find kit's online persona?

 

[realityman]

He took the side of management in the Netjets contract fight. If I remember correctly he was the expert witness on the company side against the pilots.

What an azz clown.

Yep. This is Kit in a nutshell. I remember it well. And won't ever forget it.

His goal was to HELP pilots? HA! Can't see how taking the side of management and attempting to undermine the pilots during our contract negotitations fit under the definition of "helping pilots". I think it was more about "helping Kit". I'd love to know what he was paid by management.

Anyway, I've been asked by the high school I graduated from to come in and give a talk about careers in aviation. As a pilot, I mainly know the lawn dart side of it. But I will also talk about a number of other careers, such as ATC, A&P, meterology, etc....

This thread has certainly been informative about all the views on whether the next generation should be encouraged to pursue a career in aviation (as a pilot) or should be discouraged. Good points from both sides.

But I have reached a conclusion. I will most definitely encourage those fresh young faces to pursue a career as a pilot, if that is what they really want!

Why? First off, if they have a true PASSION for aviation, as I think most here do, they will succeed. It's so much harder to be successful at what you're doing if you also hate what you're doing. I can't imagine getting up every day and dreading the trip to the office (or wherever). I think many of you naysayers about flying are against it because these kids will face hardship in their climb up the aviation ladder. Because they will probably be knocked down a number of times before finally making it. But I say, so what? How many careers out there can you really point to where you won't have to struggle at some point? Unless you know someone high up in any career who can help you, it's going to be a grind.

Second, what career would you recommend where there's any kind of a guarantee for a decent living and a smooth ride? Sure, even amidst one of the worst recessions we've ever seen, there are some bright spots. I know there are still some very good careers to be had in the field of medicine, and not just as a doctor. Some tech industries are doing quite well, and the energy sector (epsecially the up-and-coming stuff) shows a great deal of promise. But overall, it'll be tough in almost anything they choose. So if it's going to be an uphill trek for them, why shouldn't it be in something they enjoy?

Finally, from the naysayers, the one thing I sense is missing from your views on the industry is hope. You see no hope things will turn around. The industry will continue to go down the crapper. The selfish "me" generation will accelerate the decline. If we stand our ground, they'll just bring in cheap foreign labor. The economy is killing us anyway.

Well, I don't see it that way. Things will probably get worse for a while. But then, it'll get better. There are still a lot of good jobs in aviation out there. They aren't hiring right now, but that won't last forever.

So, I will encourage the young ones to pursue flying as a career, if they have the passion. Of course I will talk about the difficulties too. But if you give them hope,a nd show them what needs to be done to turn things around, we gain more allies on our side. If we turn people away from aviation, we dilute our base of "soldiers", and all these doom and gloom predictions will become self-fulfilling.

Sorry about the long rant. Good luck to everyone!

 

[waka]

WAKA = Kit (the D-bag) ?!?!

Did we finally find kit's online persona?

ooooh, you got me!

 

[clippyrip]

Where's your professionalism? Have you ever heard of confidentiality? No matter what your opinion is of one's business practices, Flight Instructors shouldn't divulge such information.

He is not the pope. Also, I find the information very relevant.

 

[waka]

He is not the pope. Also, I find the information very relevant.

It doesn't matter if he is the pope or a bear.

Please explain exactly how the information is relevant.