Poor Great Lakes :(
10-17-2013, 02:05 PM
#191
Underpaid...
Joined APC: Nov 2010
Position: French-Canadian
Posts: 2,101
Originally Posted by LarryDavid
A modest proposal I have heard at the regionals is to cut top captain pay by a lot and use that to give FOs a big pay raise. What are the lifers going to do? quit? With the promise of big airplanes anything is possible to be voted in these days lol
Originally Posted by LarryDavid
A modest proposal I have heard at the regionals is to cut top captain pay by a lot. What are the lifers going to do? quit? With the promise of big airplanes anything is possible to be voted in these days lol
10-18-2013, 11:34 AM
#192
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Joined APC: Mar 2007
Posts: 204
There is a slow trickle of people from Lakes going to Spirit, Frontier, and other second tier carriers. But there's an even greater number of jet RJ pilots with zero pic time going to these places as well (and several to United and Airways.)
The truth is, airlines have shifted their value to jet/FMS time, and in my case "aircraft weight" as I've been hired flying the NG overseas. Of course, if you're bumbling around as even a captain on the 1900 or 120, that opportunity isn't available unfortunately.
I have respect for the skills required to fly full procedures in the stated aircraft, but in terms of career progression, Lakes is more often than not a dead end.
The truth is, airlines have shifted their value to jet/FMS time, and in my case "aircraft weight" as I've been hired flying the NG overseas. Of course, if you're bumbling around as even a captain on the 1900 or 120, that opportunity isn't available unfortunately.
I have respect for the skills required to fly full procedures in the stated aircraft, but in terms of career progression, Lakes is more often than not a dead end.
10-19-2013, 02:16 PM
#195
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Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: CRJ FO
Posts: 4,599
Originally Posted by Bassetjet
Are Great Lakes minimums at 750tt? Do people apply to GL at 750tt, get hired, build time to 1500 and then apply to other regionals? Would this be a fast way to get to 1500?
10-08-2015, 05:35 AM
#197
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Joined APC: Oct 2014
Posts: 2,137
Originally Posted by SilverFlying
Anyone knows QOL @ GL? If you go with the minimums are you flying like crazy? SCHEDULE and PAY?
10-08-2015, 05:52 AM
#199
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Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: I pilot
Posts: 2,049
At Great Lakes you will not get paid during training. There is a 15 month non-pro rated contract which begins AFTER you finish training. Starting out you will be on reserve and you won't fly much. Once you get a line then you will fly a lot.
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