Originally Posted by
HotMamaPilot
Yes, I pontificate every week because of my beliefs. Maybe, if everyone thought like me, someday guys like you won't have to sit in the right seat of an EMB jet at mcdonalds wages for your entire career.
OMG LOL!
I BET YOU ONE HUNDRED BUCKS that you NEVER EVER said that to ANY Eagle Captain you flew with during your tenure there!
Eagle, more than any other regional airline, has the most career captains.
McDonald wages?
Yes, you worked for McDonald wages too. You worked for Eagle, on the Saab, which besides first year pay, it pays even LOWER than the RJs.
So don't bullsh*t other pilots on what they decide to do career wise.
A 12th year RJ Captain has very high seniority (exception of Eagle in which case you're probably in the middle).
This Captain can rake in close to $100k, and has every single holiday and weekend off (granted, will have to bid reserve occasionally to avoid working a holiday).
But you can imagine... go to work Monday morning, if it's a 3 day trip, back by Wednesday night. 4 day trip, back by Thursday night. Either way, Fri-Sunday always off.
Living in base, and very comfortable with the seniority and even pay... these are the reasons that some RJ captains decide to stay with a regional.
Not everyone wants to fly on the back side of the clock based out of some crappy place like SDF or even worse, ANC (one b*tch of a commute I could imagine)!
Not everyone wants to give up their pay, seniority, and weekends off, to start at $34 /hr at the bottom of the reserve list at UPS.
In fact, my attitude is that when it comes to joining a regional, EVERY PILOT SHOULD JOIN THAT REGIONAL WITH THE ATTITUDE THAT THEY MIGHT END THEIR CAREER AT THAT REGIONAL
Why?
Simple! Because then, you have a HUGE VENTED INTEREST in ensuring the company secures a good pilot CBA. So, you won't have an attitude of a "Well I'm just here to get my time, and then screw this place, I'm outta here!"
... which I bet was your attitude during Eagle.