Whats so great about working at a major?

[Sedona16]

The CO guys that landed on the the taxiway in EWR weren't 21 year old kids.

Guys flying at the majors are not immune to mistakes....they just make them a whole lot less than a regional captain and his 21 year old student learning how to fly a CRJ "heavy".

 

[FlyByNight1]

Guys flying at the majors are not immune to mistakes....they just make them a whole lot less than a regional captain and his 21 year old student learning how to fly a CRJ "heavy".

yeah, and thats the way its always been, and the way it will continue to be. Now I know everyone here was born 40 years old with 4 stripes and 20,000 hours, but remember, most mortals were 21 and new to the industry at some point. The biggest problem that I see is a lack of hand-flown turbo props out there for young guys to cut their teeth on. everyone now-a-days goes from a cessna to an Embraer overnight. I would think that would require some instruction.

 

[aircowboy]

I have a bone to pick with some of the posters. I know this will offend some people, but not all people are "cut from the same cloth." There are all types of people that like different types of flying. I for one like flying the small regional jets and turboprops. It seems some people only got into this profession to fly the large jets. We don't give you a hard time because you want to be a captain on a 777 flying internationally, so don't catagorize us all as short sighted just because we enjoy what we do no matter how many zeros we lack on our W-2 and our plane is smaller or has props. Also, there are alot of people out there that are happy with the simple things in life and don't have to have a 300k house and a BMW along with every gadget ever invented. All I am saying is, don't go thinking we all want to be at a major because not all of us do. Good luck to everybody in the pursuit of what they want out of their career.

CM

Where in the hell did you find a house for 300K????

 

[spacecadet1]

It's funny that someone thinks 300K is alot for a house. I guess it shows just how far we have fallen.

 

[spacecadet1]

Unless you live somewhere in the midwest or south in a small town where people are taught that the earth was created 5,000 yrs ago, expect to pay more than 300K.

 

[FlyByNight1]

Unless you live somewhere in the midwest or south in a small town where people are taught that the earth was created 5,000 yrs ago, expect to pay more than 300K.

lol, i've never heard it said any better!!!

 

[pinn82]

Maybe I was the only one on this message board that thought that the guys friends were talking about pay in terms of net pay not gross pay. Maybe i'm wrong.