SkyWest - USA Today

[BoilerUP]

I set my sights on being a military pilot.

I got medically DQ'd at AMS due to something beyond my control that *may or may not* become an actual problem 10-20-30-40 years down the road. Unqualified to be any Rated officer because the fluid pressure in my eyes was too high.

Not everybody that wants go go that path is able to...believe me, I tried three times...

 

[PBRstreetgang]

Andy,
My point was, it's fantastic that you can stay at home and work the stock market. Having a military pension that you can count on is a well deserved benefit that you got for your service. My hat is off to you for that service! But not everybody has that benefit. The focus needs to be on the wages and benefits for all pilots, not just those fortunate enough to have the pension. In reality for the airline industry to survive, the job has to pay more than welfare levels for 1/2 of the pilots. The airline industry is sick, and the retards who run the companies don't have the intelligence or foresight to run a business that is this difficult, financially and operationally.
PBR

 

[GearUpLightsIn]

You guys are hilarious. Sorry, never went to flight school, never wanted to be a pilot. High school aptitude tests showed that I lacked the required god-complex and self-righteousness in order to sit behind a mic and metal stick all day with another person in a cramped space bitching about no APU or an autopilot deferred, while also having to beg my dispatcher for another 5 minutes of fuel on my way to LAN where the weather is P6SM SKC. Also, my back would never be able to put up with a different hotel bed every night. I'm also pretty sure my skin couldn't withstand the amount of radiation a pilot gets subjected to flying around all day. Let alone, I'm definately sure my heart couldn't withstand the amount of stress envolved in worrying about the next management carrot hanging over my head as if the amount of money the company pays me is the lone deciding factor on if the airline is going to turn a profit or not. I've just never been able to put myself ahead of anyone else they way you guys can. That's why I dispatch, this way I can help 20-30 of you pilots out at the same time. This way I can get you to your overnight on time, so you'll have more time to hit on that hot flight attendant while your away from teh wifey on a 4-day. You'll be well-rested and ready to go the next day. I'd much rather just sit back and be the Teller to your Penn. I'll be the guy that sets you up to look good day in and day out, so you can go to management and thump your chest and tell them how valuable YOU are to the company and how much more money YOU need to make. We in dispatch support the pilots, its good to see you guy could care less about us. I can do my job without you, its you who can't do your job without me.

You don't have the GOD complex and self-righteuosness to be a pilot? Re-read your post. I think you have the potential to be a great pilot.

 

[Morning Wood]

Please pay XP/OO no attention. He is giving a bad name to all his fellow SkyWest dispatchers and all other airlines' dispatchers who try to do a good job and really don't care about sticking their nose into pilot stuff.