Originally Posted by
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I agree with what you said. Just to clarify my schedule; normally I can get a line with 90ish hours credit, 85ish hours block and 11-12 days off(junior line). After making adjustments(allowed per the contract) I will end up with about 70ish hours block, 105ish hours credit and 13-14 days off. Those numbers can be higher or lower depending on the adjustments made. Right now guys are getting lines within a month after completion of IOE. The company says we have 650+ pilots but in reality there are only about 450-500 "active" pilots.
Point of my post was to address the idea that it's "not that bad to make $36k your first year as an FO". One of my points was that a person usually has to work tons to get 100 hours of credit IF they are lucky enough to hold a line their first year. You are lucky for sure. And if you're getting 13-14 days off you're even luckier.
Also, once a 1st year FO gets used to that 100 hour credit paycheck it make it tough to go back to min guarantee because the pay is just toooo low to begin with. Imagine if you were on reserve and not making over guarantee. You would be speaking with a different tone as $21k per year is NOT enough and NOT ok. Most 1st year FO's aren't able to credit 100 hours per month as they are stuck on reserve for at least that long.
Your situation is on the rare side of the spectrum so don't forget that we can't lose sight of the entire picture. We can't justify $24 an hour.