this is inappropriate . . . to call the guy a tool for making an error, no matter how he got to the left seat is lowbrow.
I do not agree with PFT, and did not participate in that, but neither that or his union affiliation has anything to do with this discussion.
On to my point:
I have just about the exact same experience level he did. I know, because of prior life experience, that I am at the level where I could feel comfortable getting in way over my head. By knowing that I, believe I can stay more concientious. On the fire department we figured that the 3 year firefighter was in the most jeapordy because they were senior enough to feel confident and junior enought to miss hte signs of a possible trap. I am in that position right now and so was the captain of the ill fated Colgan flight.
As far as judging where a person works, we all want to progress in our career. I took a job in Turks and Caicos to get additional multiengine experience. That poor FO was just working hard at realizing her dreams.
We are not supposed to sleep in our crew lounge either, but there is no way that the FO's or FA's can afford to commute to an early show or get off late and maintain a home away from base. Often they live at home because the salary for those positions is paltry. Until every person who feels that thay are not getting paid appropriately QUITS their job, then we will continue to see for profit corporations taking advantage of the cheap labor costs.
I feel bad for these people. As captain, I have become very firm with sterile cockpit. Talk only about immediate issues relating to the operation, and the related conversation can wait until we are over 10K or at the gate.
We can talk about the possibilities and errors we percieve from this doomed crew, but to call names or make degrading comments is not an appropriate way to act . . . remember, "There but for the Grace of God go I."
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