Obviously this avbug guy has no respect for pilots.
Certainly not folks such as yourself; that's for certain.
You need to educate yourself on a few things before making such outrageous statements. 96% of Legacy Carrier pilots have 4 year degrees. It is highly unlikely one will be hired by a Legacy without one. So while it may not have any bearing on pilot training or obtaining an FAA certificate, it has every bearing in the world on obtaining a job at a Legacy, which is where most all of us set our sights when getting involved in this profession.
Far Far less than 96% of mechanics have 4 year degrees, making it truly irrelevant in that profession.
The absolute arrogance of you, in assuming that everyone wants to fly for a legacy carrier, or that such positions represent the bulk of pilot positions out there! Utter claptrap.
Your degree didn't help your comprehension any, as you failed to read what I wrote. I stated correctly that a degree has no bearing on obtaining an FAA certificate.
You want to educate me, do you? My flying experience includes international large four engine turbojet operations through single engine seaplane flying. How about yours?
Then again, can you legally repair an aircraft, perform modifications, or sign off an inspection and approve an airframe or powerplant for return to service? Or do you merely fly? I do both. You?
A degree has nothing to do with flying an airplane. It may be a preferred attribute when applying at Delta...but who really cares? It's irrelevant to the subject at hand.
A mechanic works on an aircraft that is shut down at the gate or in the hangar with all the time in the world to work on the particular system and peruse through the manuals to make sure things are done right.
That's one of the duties we do. But only a part, and for your very limited information, I've done plenty of work under pressure ranging from combat conditions to operations in flight, as a mechanic and inspector. You?
A pilot must sometimes make split second decisions with the aircraft moving at a very high rate of speed either on the ground or in flight and can't have the specifics of several different aircraft floating around in his mind.
Get off your high horse there, brightspark. You fly instrument procedures in a very controlled environment. How much of your career have you spent performing high-pressure, in-flight emergency operations in a high risk environment? I've done it a great deal of mine...as a pilot...and your casual, sheltered view doesn't hold much water.
You look at what is required on the particular inspection, and if it is still within parameters, you give it the ok and sign it off. What's the big deal?
Your uneducated and uninformed view is a good reason why people like you shouldn't be working on aircraft.
We put our license on the line at the very least, every time we arrive at the aircraft.
When a pilot operates an aircraft, the pilot is responsible for his or her work in real time, for the duration of the flight, and nothing more.
When a mechanic signs off an aircraft, the mechanic is responsible for everything that's been done to that aircraft, and for the work done by everyone who did it.
Big, big difference there, mate. Big difference. Liability as a pilot doesn't come remotely close to that of a mechanic in detail or in scope.
So why do you have so little respect for pilots then?
So few deserve it, and so few earn it. You've failed in that measure, as well.
And most of the mechanics I see at my company barely have command of the English language let alone the professionalism required to be in view of the public.
You've clearly got a prejudiced, uneducated, rather ignorant and biased view of the maintenance community. Certainly no understanding, thereof. Perhaps you need to work for a better company. It would appear that you're not one of those special legacy pilots, then? How unfortunate for you.
So if a mechanic got furloughed and wanted to become a pilot, it would be a cake walk?
What has that to do with the price of tea in China?
A mechanic who desires to be a pilot needs only undertake the same flight training that anyone undertakes. Such training is available at an unending number of sources. For a scant 250 hours of flying, one walks away with a commercial certificate, as a teacher of other pilots, ready to take on the world.
Half of the mechanics around today wouldn't get through flight training.
You base this statistic on published, reliable numbers, do you? No? You have no credibility. You're inventing statistics, which is therefore, a lie. this is how you present your point, by lying? This isn't surprising. Do you base your statistics upon having instructed half the mechanics around today? Of course you haven't, and to suggest you have would be...a lie. Why not be honest, instead?
If you really are a pilot, then you would realize that in order to be trained to Part 121 airline standards, there would be no way anyone without a photographic memory could possibly remember all of the different limitations, different profiles, different memory items, and different procedures of all of an airlines equipment types. See, these are things a pilot must know cold, without the luxury of referencing a handy mx manual.
You have an overinflated view of your job, or perhaps merely find it too difficult. You might wish to consider a different profession.
And I would direct them to this guys statement about not having any concern for ones safety.
That four year degree of yours isn't doing you much good. Your comprehension is still hovering right around 0%.
For starters, put words in your own mouth...not mine. I said nothing about having no concern for anyone's safety. Do you do this poorly at understanding everything you read, or are you merely selective in your failings?
I have zero concern regarding whether you get in an airplane upon which I work. None. I couldn't care less if you sit in your car, or go watch a movie. I'm not paid by help you into the pilot's seat, I'm not paid to care about you, or be concerned in the least about your feelings, attitude, or performance. Merely to perform the job to which I'm assigned.
At the moment, that job is acting in the capacity of professional ATP pilot...operating internationally. I don't spend my time lounging about crew rooms, whining about maintenance. I do my job, and move on.
I understand you may feel inadequate, given your obvious limitations in capability, to say nothing of certification, but it shouldn't jade your views. merely because you're less qualified than others doesn't diminish your worth as a person. Your credibility is at rock bottom and you're inventing lies to support your point, and you clearly have a comprehension problem and a very poor grasp of the maintenance industry, but don't let that for one moment make you feel any less adequate than you already are. That wouldn't be very good, though it wouldn't be very hard. You should hang onto what you have, and perhaps one day you'll be qualified and experienced enough to properly address the subject.