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anotojefiremnesuka

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1. Those of us of a certain advanced age remember when the Airlines pretty much only hired pilots with

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 06:30 AM

Mar 2015

military experience, basically the military did the culling of the herd for them.

Today pretty much anyone who completes a commercial flight program can get hired by the airlines, why because of the Airlines race to the bottom.

Pilots for the airlines donâ€™t make jack shit today, starting form many airlines is $25k per year or less, for what they have to do so those with lots of flight time and experience are choosing not to work for the airlines hence you end up with a person sitting in the cockpit with only 600 hours of fight time.

They can test all they want but I doubt it will really improve the quality of pilots today.

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Call for more exhaustive psychological testing of airline pilots intensifies... [View all] Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 OP

Those of us of a certain advanced age remember when the Airlines pretty much only hired pilots with anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #1

Very interesting point I had not considered. Yes, in the Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #2

You make the early days sound like the Wright Bros era! anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #3

I really should have said 'in the early days of Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #4

One of the draw backs of the internet is anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #5

Well, my experience with jumbo jets is fairly revealing... Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #6

Lufthansa Strip Search in 1975 HockeyMom Mar 2015 #7

I too have been patted down by some pretty scary-looking ladies...LOL! Surya Gayatri Mar 2015 #8

Show me one pilot making < 25000 per year. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #10

They should be reviewing their screening requirements laundry_queen Mar 2015 #9