Originally Posted by
bafanguy
Being a realist, I rarely kid myself. But this otherwise pleasant and encouraging thread just took an ugly turn.
By your criteria, ANYONE who takes a job with a regional or the likes of Atlas/Southern/ATI/Omni/Swift/National/Western Global/Miami Air/Sun Country, E3 or US citizen, is a "scab" ? Really ? Scab ? You might want to seek out a dictionary and some historical context before using such an inflammatory term.
Explain how people are going to go from being a 1500 hour CFI to UAL, AA, DL, SWA, FedEx,UPS, JB, Spirit, Frontier without a career-building stop somewhere along the way. These stops have ALWAYS been less than ideal and will always be less than ideal. It's been endlessly debated and decried to no avail...as it will be here.
You might want to properly use the term, scab, rather than just lobbing a fuzzy, emotional, intellectually dishonest hand grenade into a conversation.
Always trying cut corners this generation of young pilots. Regionals, part 135, scenic ops, instructing, or in Oz GA; that’s how a generation before you earn their hrs. Building experience flying a jumbo around the world is not it, you should have knowledge and skill before taking a job in these ops. THAT is what the pilot group (especially those in the left seat baby sitting you) are fighting for. YOUR mentality is whatever works to expedite your way some place else.