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sharkbit · 12-15-09, 06:42 PM

Sounds like a lot hasn't really changed.

My first job out of A&P school in 1988 was with a regional airline for USscare, er...I mean USAir. I started at $7.75. I was making more than a lot of the First Officers that were flying Dash 8's.

Reading the reports on the Dash 8 crash in Syracuse last winter scares the hell out of me concerning the lack of experience that the FO had in icing. Sounds like the captain wasn't exactly bursting with experience as well.

12-15-09, 06:42 PM	#3
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a lot hasn't really changed. My first job out of A&P school in 1988 was with a regional airline for USscare, er...I mean USAir. I started at $7.75. I was making more than a lot of the First Officers that were flying Dash 8's. Reading the reports on the Dash 8 crash in Syracuse last winter scares the hell out of me concerning the lack of experience that the FO had in icing. Sounds like the captain wasn't exactly bursting with experience as well. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”