Originally Posted by JohnnyG

Agreed, 50K should be the absolute bloody minimum for flying a turbine aircraft full of people in almost all weather.

2,500 hours, fresh pilot, fresh ATP, turbine experience.

I moved on after they weren't hiring and I couldn't get interviews when I reached the magic numbers. I have regrets about what equipment I fly, but my lifestyle is much better and I'm compensated well. I'd like to go to the airlines, but:

6. Unions gone. No more crooked racketeering, no more buyouts to help send the career to the bottom, no more union dues, nothing.
7. The ability to strike and walk the **** out. Anyone who does not like their job should be able to walk away from it at any time, even en masse.