So You Want to be a Regional Airline Pilot?

A look at flying in the great industry we call the "Regional" Airlines.

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• Regional
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[TheWashingtonEagle]

@woneddieton Did you listen to what Captain Chesley Sullenberger said before the Senate Subhouse Committee on Aviation in 2009, or are you completely deaf? Pilots who have lived careers in the aviation industry and love what they do dearly are telling their children not to follow in their footsteps. Just because someone loves what they do for a living doesn't mean they should be preyed upon by airline management.

[gnarkillkicksass]

There are two types of people entering our industry today, those that want to fly planes and those that want to wear a pilots uniform, are happy to be paid crap and undercut others in the industry, wheel a flight bag through a terminal and sit in the RH seat for 9 years following the almighty SOPs and doing crosswords. Nowdays doing C206 time in Africa, Australia, South America, Canada etc is the only surefire way to gain any respect in this industry and still enjoy flying.

[LQ2DARESQ]

You should only fly because you love it. For me, personally, money is not a factor. I would fly for free.

[flyguyry5]

I worked for great lakes and no one bought me a latte :(..... that woulda helped me get through the day. But this video is missing one really shitty airline PACIFIC WINGS please put it on there.

[pbodytakesmewayback]

Why do I find this so funny? I'm one sick bastard.

[Southwestairlines737]

i dont care what it takes i just wanna fly

[Windsong4Serenity]

Well Sly, you're not who I thought you were based on your reply. If you were in the airlines you would know the trick is to Not stick out but blend in line and let seniority do what it will. Life on the line has nothing to do with abilities. Some of the worst pilots will always have a job in a union environment. I am doing well still after 3 major airline furloughs. I left the regionals 15 years ago as check airman and fly Hollywood & wealthy folks that make your video games you play so well.

[Slyguy185]

@Windsong4Serenity Whats up with the mad comment? Obviously my comment pissed you off and you're mad. Also, why are you getting so defensive? Stuck at a regional? Getting shitty pay and shitty hours because YOU don't stick out from the rest of the pilots and as a result getting treated like shit at the bottom of a shoe? Sounds like it to me, pal.

[Windsong4Serenity]

@Slyguy185 Brilliant. Does it really "SlyGuy"...spoken like a true ignorant senior major airline pilot protected by the furloughs of 5000+ below him worried only that a merger might take away his weekends flying his Baron to his beachfront condo. I'm sharing my overseas Ex-Pat flight income with 2 furloughed classmates trying to keep their homes. Thanks for proving my point on living off the blood of those new-hires stuck to the bottom of your shoe..."slyguy" ... indeed.