Okay,
Before you all get way out of control, I'm going to respectfully ask that you at least stay on topic and be respectful of other aviators. This is after all the least we can do for each other.
I'm always amazed at how quickly SOME major airline guys and fortune 500 corporate pilots who have finally made it to the show forget their humble begginings. They of all people should know the long, twisting, bumpy road to the promised land of 15+ days off a month, great equipment, and 6 figure salaries.
Freight can and often does suck. There is no doubt about it. No life, long hours, old equipment, and (in some cases) questionable ethical/safety standards of companies can make for a stressful lifestyle. The one thing that keeps all of these guys who are making the most of what they have is the dream of getting to where so many of you are judging us from. I happen to think that hand flying these old freighters (lears in my case) day in and day out, at all hours of the day, in the same weather you guys are using coupled autoland in, everywhere in this hemisphere, with liitle or no support makes us into pretty good pilots and shows a high level of dedication to our dreams and aviation.
To the best of my knowledge, barring an act of the holy trinity, the only way to get a job at a major or good corporation is to fly something that burns kerosene (alot!!) and don't get discouraged. That means when majors lay a bunch of guys off (approx. 9,000) and they have more time than you, and take the best paying jobs at this level; you have to be patient, understand that that's exactly what you would do in their situation, and hope that when they are sitting across the table from you someday at the interview that decides your future they understand we did what we had to do to.
So. I believe the topic was the training at USA Jet, which I will say I have heard nothing but good things about as well as the company.
Thanks
I'll put the soap box back in the hangar now.