cynic said:
Which part of my post was ignorant and uninformed.
The whole thing.
I could give you the benefit of the doubt, and assume that you are really interested in the answer here, and not just some half-baked idiot stirring the pot, but my theory is that you're simply rationalizing your own descision not work at the regionals by carrying around some "holier than thou" chip on your shoulder over the pay issue.
My basic response to would be actually engage your brain and think a little. Your theory assumes that the majority of pilots with any desirable traits take one look at the first year pay and walk away on some lofty principle. ("I'm worth more than that, so I'll give up something I love to make a political statement while I work in some office.") Get real! Do you really believe this is occuring regularly? So, if the "quality" pilots would never stoop to work at low pay, then where are they working? Do you have
ANY idea what's occuring in the industry right now and how few jobs there are?
I'm not going to bother to address how safety/accidents work, because I think you don't really care, and have already made up and closed you mind. I will say this though, Uncertainty over their jobs and future does tend to cause an increase in pilot deviations at a specific carrier. For instance, during the Piedmont/USAir merger, they went through the roof and then returned to normal. I would imagine you'd see some similiar things occuring now at one or two of the legacy carriers. Pilot deviations however, do not equal more accidents. If you really want to address how training and organizational cultures may
contribute, (not cause, super genius) accident or incidents, I'd be happy to delve into that. (There is some really interesting stuff out there you probably havn't heard in CRM class...)
My guess though, is you're simply dumping on others to make yourself feel good about your descision not to come play with us. Truthfully, we're much better off without you, so my sincerest gratitude and thanks!
Blue Skies!
