Originally Posted by
Shallowhaze
I have been offered to fly a Captain position on the CRJ, based in India and am still trying to decide what to do.
It is a 3 year contract paying around $9000 a month tax free with housing included.
My wife is not really supportive about this. I am looking for some inputs before I pull the trigger.
There is a member here who is/was flying in India (Randal). Maybe he'll come along and answer some questions for you. You may also try to PM him.
I'll tell you that if your wife is not supportive that it probably isn't a good idea to take the job. If you do it will create a large strain on your marriage and you'll probably end up getting divorced or having to leave the job early.
I've been overseas for quite some time in a few different countries on various short and long term contracts. I've seen it all happen before. Sometimes the wife is okay with it initially, but then misses home and forces her husband to get a job back home. In the one instance that I personally witnessed where a guy came without the support of his wife he was miserable. Eventually he left, as it was either that or divorce.
Commuting to India would be out of the question as it's just too far. So don't even think about that option.
Typhoonpilot