Originally Posted by
dodgerk
I wish we had this Brasilia setup when I was hired. I would have begged for the bro! I was grateful for the RJ just because of the pay but now I have been mega junior for over 6 years on the RJ with no upgrade in sight. When it does get in sight it will be on the Brasilia which I have never flown which makes me hesitant.
Even on the old pay scale I don't think RJ pay was that much better for the years on reserve. I made more money first and second year on the Brasilia holding 90+ hour lines than I would have making reserve guarantee on the RJ pay scale. By the time I transitioned I was bidding #10 in base with weekends and holidays off. Going to the RJ actually felt like a pay cut (but moved me closer to home). I would have probably waited 3-4 years to transition if I lived in or near a Brasilia base.
When I was a new hire we had an upgrade class with us where no one had ever flown the Brasilia before. They all said it was pretty hard but doable. None of the captains even came close to washing out. Most of them beat the new hires on the tests.