I was hired by Comair in 1989. Back then there were two bases, MCO and CVG. Actually, it was like two companies. We got no pay during training. Once training was over, I cleared about $750 per month on reserve in a crashpad in Erlanger, KY. I was trained on the SA227 and eventually flew over 100hrs per month just to make enough $$$ to eat.

Much has changed since then, but the pay is still very low. I hope that CMR will once again be its own company free of DAL. When I left in 1996, CMR was one of the best regionals on the planet. It got gutted and the life sucked out of it. I wish all of you only the best and I hope that some day you can tell DAL, the DAL pilots and thier MEC to go pound sand.

Cheers,
A330