Well what can I say. You reap what you sow. It seems the " Ï'm all right thanks jack" mentality is still alive and well in the industry, with the pilot community having been reduced to a mad rabble clawing over each other for the crumbs. One group squealing like stuck pigs over percieved injusticess yet quick as a flash they would do exactly the same if it was to their own benefit.
Is one group jumping the que to a command on the wonderjet any different to the same or similar group displacing GA pilots in the great dispute. Their jobs didnt matter as their were only a piston driver(insert type as applicable). But where was the outcry then, or now, what are ex 737 captains doing flying night frieght in Chieftains. I dont hear any Airline drivers or Unions etc standing up and saying its not right.
Its no wonder the various airlines managements think the pilots are aasy to divide and conquor, they are too busy fighting each other. The only way forward is to unite and act as one, defend the wages and conditions of ALL professional pilots be it a lowly Grade 3 Instructor to a 744 C& T Captain.
By all means, make noise when injustice is deemd, but dont commit the same crime unto others. Failure to act as one body will ultimately mean individual contracts for EVERY pilot. 50% less than you're on now, take it or leave it.
Last edited by Guptar; 28th Sep 2005 at 15:51.