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Old 10-07-2013 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Bozo the pilot
Not on your life- You will only get the per diem if you get stranded due to wx/mx and dont make it back to your base. This happened 3 times in 2 years while I was there. Points for optimism though.
Thanks, the APC page for Cape only says (Per Diem: $36)..maybe they should change that. Kind of misleading. Can you tell me about your typical day on the line. I wonder if it's anything like a big regional. I left Expressjet 4 years ago to try something different and want to come back to aviation. I don't have a plan for the future and think Cape is the type of place I'd like to try out since I'm still in my early 30's. I have 1900 hours total time of which 1400 hours is 121 turbine time on the Emb-145. I think I'll be good in the future should I be required to have turbine time somewhere, granted it's not PIC turbine but it's turbine just the same. I only have about 400 hours of PIC time and I think Cape is a good place to increase that while becoming a better rounded pilot. I dont want to get stuck in line at a regional in the $20k - 40k range for the next 5-10 years as an FO. I think I would be happy making an average of $40k-50k per year as a captain at Cape Air for the next 3-5 years and weigh my options after that. Whats most attractive to me is being home each night and having short hauls. I hated living out of hotel rooms 4 days a week and sitting in airports not getting paid. My goal is only to make a decent happy living, not a move to the majors. What do you think? Is Cape a good fit for me in your opinion?
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