Rook
And shepherds we shall be
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Except they need more hours and better grades than any minority to get hired.
Being black or some other minority ya can fail a course, then come back and do it over again.
A white male would get fired for being lazy or stupid if he busted the same ride.
A black female pilot would be really fire-proof.
(Most airlines are afraid of a discrimination lawsuit..They would rather send the candidate back to school and hope for a passing grade next time. Then ignore the reality of future upgrade to left seat)
Not breaking any new ground here guys, just calling a spade a spade.
That's a load of crap FG.
I got all the right boxes checked that a civilian pilot can get. Honors grad, no failed checks, couple thou of PIC jet, check airman, heavy time, and sim check airman. Even with all those quals I still cant get an interview at UPS/FedEx (while they were hiring), and even now, at the major I'm pursuing, all my LOR's are from white dudes on property.
OBAP hasn't helped me in the slightest. So if you think that just being a minority will help you get the dream job, maybe you can give me some advice on what else to do to get hired. Maybe I should start over, fail some check rides, lower my GPA and never upgrade. By the time UPS/FedEx starts hiring again, I should be able to write my own ticket.
Unfortunately, I do know some folks that have skated into their dream job that were less qualified than me. They just had better contacts than I did. So don't paint the picture that just because one is a minority, that it's a lot easier to get that great job.