Gill, if you look a little deeper (and I know you probably don't want to), it's not people new on the board (less than 100 or so posts) who are writing in support of Albie and the way he does business.
I haven't personally met him, but I've met several people who have, including Chase who did my Southwest interview prep. I didn't get hired. Was I angry and frustrated? You bet, I thought I did great! I even ran into two other guys I interviewed with in other airports over the next few weeks who hadn't heard I didn't get the nod and we're gabbing and they assume I did. Makes you feel even worse when you have to tell other people you didn't get it. do you think I got on the board and bashed Chase? No.
Just a few months ago I found out I passed the interview, failed the background check (long story), so Chase did his job well. He got out of the business for a while, and he recommends Albie, so guess who I'm going to next interview prep? You guessed it... Albie.
The point is, those of us who read these boards and have been here "for a while" (long enough to have posted enough for others to see if we're decent people) pretty much look at your 2 posts, have a laugh, shake our heads, and go back to what we were doing.
The man has a plan to fund his retirement independent of his main job. So do I; it doesn't bring in 6 figures, but does give me an extra $25-$30k a year which gets invested in property rental (real estate is where all real wealth begins).
Don't you? Must not if you're going to bash him for his entreprenurial spirit. Man, switch to decaf or something.
p.s. I'd love to go flying with you guys, but I'm working on the design of a rebuilt Lear 23 with small, russian-built fans and just enough lighter materials and avionics to get it under 12,500 Lbs and get single pilot authorization. I think that would be the ultimate family vacation aircraft (seating for 8 including me).
