Originally Posted by
DLpilot
Get out while you are still relatively young. If you wait a few years to finally make the move then you will be wishing that you had done it sooner. Delta is gearing up to hire 600 a year. Most legacies have significant retirements in the next decade. The longer you wait, the more people get ahead of you. I was a decent line holding captain at a regional when i left. I do not regret leaving for a second.
A friend of mine went to DL in 2008. He lives on the west coast. He is constantly getting bumped from bases and equipment. Right now he's based at JFK I think on the MD88. Sometimes he gets work blocks that are not commutable on either end and not able to go home between trips, commuting in the day before a 4 day, sitting in the crashpad for 2 days between trips, doing a 2 day then going home the next day. This has been going on for 5 years. Sure he makes more money than I do, but what's the point if he never has time to enjoy it? I'm sure sometime down the road he will have a great QOL and make more than twice what I make. I'd rather watch my kids grow up and make less money. If things go downhill at SkyWest, yes I will have missed the boat at the majors but I'd rather miss the boat with an airline than miss it with my family.