Bought my Type and DAMN proud of it!

[ATRCA]

Your "buds"

Only Air Force clowns say that.

 

[Linedriver]

Southwest Airlines - coming to an Air Force base near you!

 

[humveedriver]

What you guys want Swa to admit is that all pilots are homogeneous. We aren't here. Ultimately, yes, the job is to fly airplanes safely, but we do things better here- it requires investment in the company and a desire to work for a company that wants to reward you. As Swa becomes a better job, the type rating will be more important- we need to know that the pilots working here truly believe in Swa and what Swa stands for. The type is a small investment that shows commitment just like meeting any other corporations requirements.

All I know is if you don't like it- don't get it and don't apply. Free country. What I'm trying to figure out is why my Swapa brethren care to respond to the "PFT" comment. I'm comfortable with my type purchase. Aren't you?

As for those who don't get the job- a degree is no entitlement to a job. Still have to pass interviews in college. The attitude you have to take is that you're going to learn throughout the type rating training. Grow as a pilot. Any sense of entitlement from buying the type and not getting the job after an attempt or two is not to understand how many thousand we have here who already bought the type and several hundred (close to 1000) who took more than 1 interview to get here. I respect the stick-to-it-iveness and so does everyone here. Worry about getting better, as a person first and as a pilot and you'll get what you want. Get wrapped up petty things outside of your control like the type requirement and you probably won't end up too well.

The type rating actually served a purpose years and years ago. Getting that 200 rating now and stepping in to the brand new 800 on property is basically worthless. Enjoy the thread while it lasts. I think the type requirement will disappear by 2015. Good riddance too.

 

[General Lee]

Well he did try to switch it up and become OYS, but that didn't turn out so well.


I love the irony when the Genital brings up Lubbock, let's see....

LBB is a city that Delta can't make money using a mainline product (although SW does). And they turn around and outsource it to a completely different company flying Regional Jets.

After that, they agree to larger RJs being outsourced because they still can't make money in LBB.

That irony is so thick I can spread it with a knife.

I could careless what cities I fly to, as long as my company make money doing it....instead of sliding into bankruptcy.

Your company also just figured it out that 17 AirTran cities need to be dropped, and 30 737-800s needed to be deferred, reduce overall flights at ATL to 175 daily from 250 during Airtran days, and giving DL via Boeing 88 717s. They do seem to be proactive when it comes to the chopping block. At least they know how to fly 737s to LBB and MAF! Great for you guys!

Btw, OYS has a couple thousand posts, and I think I saw one of his posts a couple weeks ago. Maybe he's just really busy and excited about future DL growth prospects and happy he's not at SWA?



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Flyer1015]

SWA and Delta pilots arguing about their airlines. Seriously?

 

[Quimby]

SWA and Delta pilots arguing about their airlines. Seriously?

A couple of SWA/DL pilots out of thousands...

 

[SIG600]

Not a good analogy. SWA is the only US major that requires pft before you get a class date.

Bye Bye---General Lee

Really? So every major airline pays for the college degree that they require, minus SWA?

 

[BILL LUMBERG]

Yawn.....

 

[LeeRoyJenkins]

Not a good analogy. SWA is the only US major that requires pft before you get a class date. I might expect that if the company was struggling financially, but it is not. Yes, many people pay for their own training and ratings first if they weren't in the military, but that means you are paying for it twice if you went the civilian route. You might be able to get the rating at another airline, but that means having to start and complete training at another airline first. Not good.


Bye Bye---General Lee

If SWA truly is PFT then how did I get hired here? I didn't pay for my type and I certainly didn't pay for any training.

And General we still have the 1-2-3 in many hotels.

Try again.

 

[Roomwithaview]

Flyer

SWA and Delta pilots arguing about their airlines. Seriously?

I started this thread to put some reality into the logic behind getting type. I think explained that in fair detail.

The thread hijackers, like the kernal comes on here as he does every other thread and carpet bombs with his usual ilk. Some take the bait. Any attempts to engage him in rational debate are fruitless. As you can see he just parrots the same lines over and over again. I can't control that. Only the moderators can put an end to his carpet bombing of the forum. He's been here since the summer of 2002 a little less than 10 years and he's averaging 4.5 posts per day. I have yet see where it is that he offered anything useful to airline pilots in any of his posts.

I would assume that a pilot forum where all pilots from many different backgrounds, working for all the company's that are out there, or trying to get a job with the company's that are out there would be beneficial if we could attempt to find commonality and move our profession forward in a progressive way for all of us.

I don't see the kernal doing much to foster that idea. I do see that from others. Instead, the kernal, and others become the "trolls" that hijack each and every thread turning it into a "us against them" battle royale.

Troll (Internet)
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory,[2] extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room, or blog, with the primary intent of provoking readers into an emotional response[3] or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.[4] The noun troll may refer to the provocative message itself, as in: "That was an excellent troll you posted."


Only the moderators can stop the trolls. That or ignoring them. Which I guess I'm not doing a very good job at.

As I've pointed out on this thread and others. I want ALL of us to succeed in our careers. To get the best contracts we can. We all benefit when that happens. I don't view posters like the Kernal as being the solution to all the problems we face. Instead they are helping management to continue to divide and conquer us.

I'm extremely happy with the career that I have and I wish that on every pilot in this profession. I don't think the same can be said for the kernal. Others can and will continue to support his rant du jour if it meets their perceived wants, needs, or notions but from where I sit it does nothing to further our professions.