Add 'pilot' to list of jobs that aren't so great now

[414Flyer]

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-02-18-pilots18_CV_N.htm

Kit Darby - STFU!

"Think of it as an apprenticeship to live through and get to the next level,"

 

[General Lee]

I like Kit Darby's line "Depending on Seniority, you can go to Lubbock or London." Well, I'll take London.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Quack]

Darby can kiss my white a$$!

 

[CapnVegetto]

LOL i know the guy in the article!! He's a damn good friend of mine! Known him since our regional days. I bet the little Italian bastard is getting all kinds of poon showin himself off in the newspaper!

I just called him and gave him crap LOL!!

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Add 'pilot' to list of jobs that aren't so great now

Added it years ago.

 

[General Lee]

LOL i know the guy in the article!! He's a damn good friend of mine! Known him since our regional days. I bet the little Italian bastard is getting all kinds of poon showin himself off in the newspaper!

I just called him and gave him crap LOL!!

Tell him thanks for giving management another insight on how he might do this job for FREE, since he can watch the sunset and do a "coupled" approach holding his Captain's hand.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[Rickindfw]

As soon as I read the article, I knew the general would have a comment.
By the way, I'm enjoying my MAF overnight. I don't care where they send me. Just show me the money. 

 

[DH106]

"Think of [the regional airlines] as an apprenticeship to live through and get to the next level," says [Kit] Darby.

Kit, here's what I think of your willingness to downgrade flying at a regional as an "apprenticeship."

To be clear, let's define "apprenticeship": the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.

Last I checked, that Beech 1900 crew flying in the Great Lakes ice and thunderstorms wasn't receiving any such "instruction." I believe they're the real thing, doing the real thing, but for unrealistically-low wages. Let's be clear.

The best thing Kit Darby could do is avoid the media. He's a contributing factor to the downgrade of our profession.

 

[crxpilot]

Isnt that guy on the list?

 

[Mikes Apartment]

"Think of [the regional airlines] as an apprenticeship to live through and get to the next level," says [Kit] Darby.

Kit, here's what I think of your willingness to downgrade flying at a regional as an "apprenticeship."

To be clear, let's define "apprenticeship": the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.

Last I checked, that Beech 1900 crew flying in the Great Lakes ice and thunderstorms wasn't receiving any such "instruction." I believe they're the real thing, doing the real thing, but for unrealistically-low wages. Let's be clear.

The best thing Kit Darby could do is avoid the media. He's a contributing factor to the downgrade of our profession.

Can I get a F&%kin AMEN!!!!

 

[DrunkIrishman]

Isnt that guy on the list?

You read my mind.

 

[StaySeated]

Pathetic.

Sunrises? Magical takeoffs?

When are we going to get a clue? How can we expect management to respect us when we don't even have respect for ourselves and this profession.

Every interview of a professional pilot should be filled with outrage. 30-40% paycuts! Pensions terminated! Downgrades and age 65. Thousands on the street, with the number increasing.

All of this and we still have the likes of Scarcella waxing poetic about the pretty clouds.

Ugh.

 

[General Lee]

As soon as I read the article, I knew the general would have a comment.
By the way, I'm enjoying my MAF overnight. I don't care where they send me. Just show me the money. 

That is the KEY, to get into your head. Everytime you corndogs go to MAF, LBB, AMA, or ELP, you will think of me, flying to Europe or Rio. And, your pay is higher now, but eventually it will even out again (hey, we were higher than you for decades), and you will still be left with LBB and MAF. So, enjoy that MAF layover, and don't order the quesadilla at the hotel bar......oh wait, that was LBB.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[CapnVegetto]

I swear I hate a$$holes like some of you people. I have known him for over 7 years and he is a good dude. Then all of a sudden 3 or 4 little internet tough guy $hits get on here and badmouth someone they've never even met just because he happens to work for JetBlue and likes his job. I guess we should all be miserable $hits like you and constantly bitch and moan about our jobs in order to get your approval.

Fu-ck off.

I've got better things to do with my time then bitch and whine 24/7.

 

[General Lee]

I swear I hate a$$holes like some of you people. I have known him for over 7 years and he is a good dude. Then all of a sudden 3 or 4 little internet tough guy $hits get on here and badmouth someone they've never even met just because he happens to work for JetBlue and likes his job. I guess we should all be miserable $hits like you and constantly bitch and moan about our jobs in order to get your approval.

Fu-ck off.

I've got better things to do with my time then bitch and whine 24/7.

I am sure he is a good guy, but he made a mistake. He really painted a glorius picture for EVERY airline management out there. That's not good. Sully Sullenberger testified to Congress that things were getting WORSE in this industry. Pay is down, pensions are gone, and this guy loves pretty sunsets. Sure, he is a great guy, but he didn't handle this one well.

Bye Bye--General Lee