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homage to an almighty captain or “first pilot,” as Mr. Wallace referred to them.


In many of the organizations I’ve worked for, there was always the threat from management with a supervisor or chief pilot saying, “You know, I’ve got a hundred resumes in my desk drawer if you don’t like the way we do things around here.” This letter reminds me of that threat. In fact, Mr. Marshall says as much when he cautions in his letter:


“You are on probation always. Your


advancement is uncertain and there are thousands of other first pilot aspirants striving to get your job at even less money and more work.”


Man, I’ve heard that before!


Thankfully, we’ve come a long way. In fact, operators in the helicopter world are scrambling to find pilots. In the airlines, perfectly serviceable aircraft sit on the ramp idle and losing revenue because airline companies can’t find the men and women to fill the pilot seats.


The time has now come for management to bow down to the pilots to try and entice them to work for their company. Oh how far we’ve come, and to that I say hallelujah!


Randy Mains is an author, public speaker, and AMRM consultant who works in the helicopter industry after a long career of aviation adventure. He currently serves as chief CRM/AMRM instructor for Oregon Aero.


He may be contacted at: info@randymains.com


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