Dan Gryder

derg said:
So your problem with the issue is that you took the word "all" in the literal sense. Now if he were to amend his statement to "many" or "potentially a majority" would it be more palatable for you?

At the end of the day, if there's an issue, it should be internally addressed and rectified.

You love to swipe at Delta, but if you saw the internal fissures, tribalism and infighting you would see we're not a lot different than any other airline.

But a professional understands the concept of 'constructive criticism', considers what's actionable and moves forward.

He might be right. And a majority of SEA captains MIGHT be wrong. That's for you guys to decide. Remember, it's a competitive environment both for pilots and customers, SouthernJets is more than happy to absolve you from both problems in SEA. Your choice.
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I think the most important PA I made as a captain so far was reminding my passengers about our website dedicated to feedback, reminding them they had more say than I did when I came to operations and that this was an embarrassing day for all of the employees who had to go through the same awful day. All while adding my only ask of you is to be kind to the flight attendants.

Also I've never felt bullied at my current job. XO maybe. Because it all started with bigotry and my religion. To this day I still get thanked by commuters for speaking up about the awful conditions found on our aircraft and APU use. I'll gladly speak up about it again.
 
So he's up to $8500 in his super pac fund. And considering there is no way he got his 501c3 approved yet I guess he'll be paying taxes on that income.

I also find it hilarious he topped the amount at 10k.
 
Wardogg said:
So he's up to $8500 in his super pac fund. And considering there is no way he got his 501c3 approved yet I guess he'll be paying taxes on that income.

I also find it hilarious he topped the amount at 10k.
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I can’t believe he has a fan base. There are several influencers and YouTube channels that I don’t particularly like or follow, but I can get why people do. Gryder is one that I seriously don’t get. His comments are all positive and in support of him, yet everyone I know freaking hates him.
 
Wardogg said:
So he's up to $8500 in his super pac fund. And considering there is no way he got his 501c3 approved yet I guess he'll be paying taxes on that income.

I also find it hilarious he topped the amount at 10k.
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You don’t have to be approved to legally operate a 501(c)(3). Approval is retroactive to application date. Gets messy if you are denied. Contributors need to check status before trying to claim it.
 
Inverted said:
I can’t believe he has a fan base. There are several influencers and YouTube channels that I don’t particularly like or follow, but I can get why people do. Gryder is one that I seriously don’t get. His comments are all positive and in support of him, yet everyone I know freaking hates him.
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It’s the Jerry Wagner phenomenon.
 
Inverted said:
I can’t believe he has a fan base. There are several influencers and YouTube channels that I don’t particularly like or follow, but I can get why people do. Gryder is one that I seriously don’t get. His comments are all positive and in support of him, yet everyone I know freaking hates him.
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It's at least partially the "Airline Pilot" pedestal that many private pilots and "aviation enthusiasts" put supposed professionals on.

There is a sentiment that airline pilots have some secret sauce about safety. The idea that an ATP is somehow top level in the pilot rankings means that they have some exceptional knowledge or skill. Since 121 airlines have such a great safety record then we should emulate exactly what they do. "GA is a bunch of amateurs that are barely competent to fly a Cessna on a nice day" and need to be more like "the professionals".

Relevant video:


In reality those of us who have worked in the industry know that the flying part of a professional pilot's job is not challenging at all. The bigger and higher status aircraft you fly, the easier the flying gets. The safety comes from the entire system keeping things out of any potential risks that can be avoided. Just because someone is 121 or military doesn't mean they are some "top tier" aviator above the rest of the mere mortals flying bug smashers.



For the record, I think Gryder has the right idea about more continuous training for GA pilots. However, his attitude sucks and ruins the message.
 
I mean. I love @derg and JC. I’ve been one of the most senior/longest regular members here, and have enjoyed the ups and downs over the years.


But if derg got convicted for some crime with a judgement against him and he started a GoFundMe, I’m leaving him a grand total of $0.00 as a donation for his indiscretions. :)
 
derg said:
What was the reaction? Introspection or a wholesale rejection?

I don't know, if someone said "ALL 350 PILOTS ARE NUTS" and provided an example, as an adult, I'd at least do some basic introspection before pleading innocence.

I know we had a cultural problem with pilots landing, flipping off the APU once the ground power comes online and leaving for the layover hotel when everyone beyond row 15 starts instantly roasting because "Well, it's not MY problem". So we were able to fix the issue by making "I'm burning that APU until we have sufficient ground air and when the company is tired of the fuel burn, they'll fix the ground air issue, but until then..."

Is there a possibility that he's right? I don't work there, I have no idea nor have I ridden your airline except for one time back in the early aughts.
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Ground air? What's that?

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