jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
Heya everybody,
I've been meaning to post something about this and get some discussion going on this issue, but now I've finally got a few minutes to open up this particular can of worms.
I was talking with one of the other super old school cats the other day (like old school enough that I was going skiing with the guy back in like 2003) and we ended up talking about a concern that we have with the website; the lack of participation in the meet and greet events that go on here.
It's obvious that Doug's website here has an intent to bring honest, fresh information to people that are new to the aviation industry so that they don't make mistakes going to places like Gulfstream Academy and making other similar mistakes in the industry. But there is another purpose that I'm afraid is getting lost here somewhere.
The other intent and purpose of the website (as I see things, and I think Doug agrees) is to provide an opportunity to network with other folks that are in the aviation industry already. The folks that are around here that are already at the regionals, freight companies and majors are here for your benefit and a lot of us are making it out to NJC and the other meet and greets every year. Off of the top of my head, I have buddies on this site that hold the following positions:
-Colgan FO
-ExpressJet FO and Captain
-American Eagle FO
-Skywest FO and Captain
-CHQ FO and Captain
-Air Wisky FO
-Pinnacle FO and Captain
-Alaska FO
-Delta FO and Captain
-Airnet Captain
-Flight Express Captain
And I can tell you for certain we have the following floating around here:
-Amflight training captains (there are a few on here)
-Amflight Chieftain captains
-Amflight 99 drivers
-Amflight Metro drivers
-Amflight 99 check airmen
So what's that mean for ya'll? That all those cats listed above are going to Vegas every year and drinking some beers together. Let me show you a few examples.
There's two Amflight drivers in a hot tub in Vegas. A little homoerotic? Maybe! But I can tell you that those two assclowns could make a huge impact on your career if you got to know them. I wouldn't be supprised to see both of them end up as Assistant Chief Pilots at one point.
Who do I see in that one. I see a Pinnacle pilot with his arm around a Delta pilot, one guy at Amflight and another one that will be at Amflight within a few months, logging turbine PIC time as soon as he gets hired.
Now we see an ExpressJet captain, an Amflight training captain and a Skywest EMB-120 FO.
So what's the common theme? I dunno about the rest of ya'll, but I could call any of those guys and have interview offers sitting in my voicemail by the end of the day. I've met these guys at NJC 2004, 2005 and 2006 and some of these guys have made my already short career.
So what's the problem that I see? I'm seeing the same guys at NJC every single year and we're not getting any fresh blood into the mix. Sure we'll have one or two extra people a year, but every time I show up to Vegas I seem to see the same people:
-Doug
-Kristie
-Herreshoff
-FlyChicaga
-TheShortOne (And she's not even a pilot!!!)
-TonyW
-Max
-mtsu_av8er
-Seggy
-jdflight (even when he has to drive home)
-EatSleepFly (unless he's in Metro training)
-mpenguin
Now I'm missing a ton, but I'm seeing the same core group of people every year and I'm a little concerned about that. There are a heck of a lot of opportunities at this website if ya'll want to take advantage of it. I'm not trying to pimp NJC, but simply getting out and meeting the folks on this website.
I'd hate to see this forum divulge into a simple forum and not the community that it has become and I guess I see that happening more and more.
Anyways, that's all I got; come out to more events ya'll, the members on this website are some of the best people I've ever met. Even after I quit aviation twice, they were there to pull me back in and set me straight. I'm pretty thankful for that.
-The Train
I've been meaning to post something about this and get some discussion going on this issue, but now I've finally got a few minutes to open up this particular can of worms.
I was talking with one of the other super old school cats the other day (like old school enough that I was going skiing with the guy back in like 2003) and we ended up talking about a concern that we have with the website; the lack of participation in the meet and greet events that go on here.
It's obvious that Doug's website here has an intent to bring honest, fresh information to people that are new to the aviation industry so that they don't make mistakes going to places like Gulfstream Academy and making other similar mistakes in the industry. But there is another purpose that I'm afraid is getting lost here somewhere.
The other intent and purpose of the website (as I see things, and I think Doug agrees) is to provide an opportunity to network with other folks that are in the aviation industry already. The folks that are around here that are already at the regionals, freight companies and majors are here for your benefit and a lot of us are making it out to NJC and the other meet and greets every year. Off of the top of my head, I have buddies on this site that hold the following positions:
-Colgan FO
-ExpressJet FO and Captain
-American Eagle FO
-Skywest FO and Captain
-CHQ FO and Captain
-Air Wisky FO
-Pinnacle FO and Captain
-Alaska FO
-Delta FO and Captain
-Airnet Captain
-Flight Express Captain
And I can tell you for certain we have the following floating around here:
-Amflight training captains (there are a few on here)
-Amflight Chieftain captains
-Amflight 99 drivers
-Amflight Metro drivers
-Amflight 99 check airmen
So what's that mean for ya'll? That all those cats listed above are going to Vegas every year and drinking some beers together. Let me show you a few examples.
There's two Amflight drivers in a hot tub in Vegas. A little homoerotic? Maybe! But I can tell you that those two assclowns could make a huge impact on your career if you got to know them. I wouldn't be supprised to see both of them end up as Assistant Chief Pilots at one point.
Who do I see in that one. I see a Pinnacle pilot with his arm around a Delta pilot, one guy at Amflight and another one that will be at Amflight within a few months, logging turbine PIC time as soon as he gets hired.
Now we see an ExpressJet captain, an Amflight training captain and a Skywest EMB-120 FO.
So what's the common theme? I dunno about the rest of ya'll, but I could call any of those guys and have interview offers sitting in my voicemail by the end of the day. I've met these guys at NJC 2004, 2005 and 2006 and some of these guys have made my already short career.
So what's the problem that I see? I'm seeing the same guys at NJC every single year and we're not getting any fresh blood into the mix. Sure we'll have one or two extra people a year, but every time I show up to Vegas I seem to see the same people:
-Doug
-Kristie
-Herreshoff
-FlyChicaga
-TheShortOne (And she's not even a pilot!!!)
-TonyW
-Max
-mtsu_av8er
-Seggy
-jdflight (even when he has to drive home)
-EatSleepFly (unless he's in Metro training)
-mpenguin
Now I'm missing a ton, but I'm seeing the same core group of people every year and I'm a little concerned about that. There are a heck of a lot of opportunities at this website if ya'll want to take advantage of it. I'm not trying to pimp NJC, but simply getting out and meeting the folks on this website.
I'd hate to see this forum divulge into a simple forum and not the community that it has become and I guess I see that happening more and more.
Anyways, that's all I got; come out to more events ya'll, the members on this website are some of the best people I've ever met. Even after I quit aviation twice, they were there to pull me back in and set me straight. I'm pretty thankful for that.
-The Train