Originally Posted by
tom11011
Can you reveal your hours breakdown and whether you have the ATP or not? The point of the thread is to figure out how many pilots are able but not willing.
Sure - when my "career" job shut down, I had about 6,000 total, ATP, 4500 turbine, 900 PIC turbine, 3000 jet SIC (190,000 lbs), and 1 type rating.
I should also mention that, in addition to needing about 50k at the time to go to a regional, I would have also needed to feel like there would be an upgrade in the not-too-distant future and some future for the company. I really was uncomfortable with the idea of being a "contractor" that could be under bid (leary of the whipsaw stuff).
Currently at about 7500 tt, 2000 turbine PIC and 4 type ratings. Content in my little niche now and I can count on about 4 fingers which companies I would be willing to leave here to go to (and they aren't all airlines).