SaladShooter
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- Joined
- Jan 10, 2004
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- 28
Come on guys we all need to lighten up a little.....I took Don's post as a funny little anticdote. We all need to understand that this job is not hard....just like computer programming is not hard...it is all challenging but in different ways. I would not say flying for ACA is a hard job..it is challenging but no more challenging than those guys hanging off the 495/95 bridges welding iron together. Nor is it harder than the guy who has to load the bags on board the airplane in a 95 degree day, and you sure can not say our job is harder than the CS agents who have to deal with all the passengers at the terminal(you could never I repeat never get me to that). We all have challenging jobs in different ways and we all deal with those challenges in different ways also. I personally have no problem with multi tasking, in fact I can get ATIS setup the approach and get the new V speeds while listening to the latest ball game scores (for the passengers of course) on the ADF without missing a beat. Now is it hard, maybe yes maybe no but is it challenging........you bet.
Terry-
Raising the min hours to get a job is a worthless adventure. Who is more of a valued crewmember a 2000 hour CFI with 1500 hours of Dual given or a 1000 hour single pilot no autopilot freight dog. Adding hours to become an airline pilot is no different than adding a college degree to becoming an airline pilot. The problem we have in my opinion is too many young naive kids who are willing to sell out the industry for a chance at the majors and the big oney. We as an indusrty need to get the kids when they are young and explain how the system works.
Terry-
Raising the min hours to get a job is a worthless adventure. Who is more of a valued crewmember a 2000 hour CFI with 1500 hours of Dual given or a 1000 hour single pilot no autopilot freight dog. Adding hours to become an airline pilot is no different than adding a college degree to becoming an airline pilot. The problem we have in my opinion is too many young naive kids who are willing to sell out the industry for a chance at the majors and the big oney. We as an indusrty need to get the kids when they are young and explain how the system works.