BritPilot,
While I dont necessarily agree with Bigey picking on this gulfstreamer, I do agree with his view as well as many other on the view of PFT/PFJ.
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Originally Posted by Brit Pilot Yes, this guy's grammar is shocking, and yes we all know he has paid for his position as a F/O. Not everyone thinks like the majority. If he has chosen his path and we have chosen ours, why the condemnation?
Is this one guy, or the 70, 100, 150 pilots at Gulfstream really impacting an industry of tens of thousands of aviators? Gulfstream have an impeccable safety record and passengers clearly are blissfully unaware of what's going on in the cockpit, but for cheap fares probably don't care.
Can we not just leave him to his devices, and continue with the path that we all believe to be the "right" way, or the way that enables one to "pay one's dues" like those before us?
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There is a diffrence because me choosing to flight instruct to build time, or Joe Schmoes choice to traffic watch or John Does decision to fly skydivers doesnt affect any other pilot out there. But this myspacers choice to PFJ brings down the whole industry.....
I work for an airline that is widely known for hiring gulfstreamers. Unfortunately, we are also known for a poor safety record because of 2 very serious incidents. One of them ending with 2 fatalities. Is this a coincidence? Maybe or maybe not, you decide.
however, here is something that I believe 100% is not coincedental. As I stated my airline hired a very high number of gulfstreamers in the past. During that time we were the only airline, that i knew of, that didnt pay for anything in training. No hotel, no per diem, no guarentee. Absolutely NOTHING. Then due to the accidents mentioned above we stopped hiring gulfstreamers. We had to find guys "off the streets". SInce then our company now offers hotel, and pay (not monthly guarentee, but at least money to eat) to attract new hires as well as a very attractive signing bonus once you finish training.
If the 8 hours of good reading material Doug referred to you earlier didnt help, I hope this post did.
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Personally, I see a guy who wants to fly aircraft for an airline. He thinks this is his quickest route to his ultimate career goals, just like I think building (multi) time at somewhere like Skymates, and perhaps being a CFI at my flight school, are mine.....and being a CFI are yours, or whatever yours may be
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Unfortunately that is exactly what it is. He thinks his route is the quickest route and best use of his money for HIS ultimate career goal. he doesnt look at the big picture. All he thinks is I got a good deal because he only paid 100 dollars an hour for turbine time ($25,000 / 250 hours). They dont realize that they will be paying for it for the rest of their careers.
p.s. sorry grammar patrol, but my engrish no good