Originally Posted by
gold
Getting back to the PSA new hire thread, it appears new hires are going directly to CLT out of training recently. Holding a line in CLT is about three months after completion of IOE. Reserve is hell on earth at PSA, but three months is bearable.
Going back to my truth in numbers statement:
You are at 700+ pilots. You need 900. With 200 to go, new hires today would not enjoy the quick moves you are putting on here as obvious fodder for them.
Assuming 100 pilot attrition per year (48 flow and the rest other)
Assuming Captain will run around 450 on the list
Assuming 20% of your pilot force(180 pilots)like other regionals right now, is reserve:
-A pilot hired as number 700 would escape reserve and have 2.5 years to upgrade.
-A pilot hired as number 800 would sit reserve for 9 months and upgrade in 3.5 years.
-A pilot hired as number 900 would sit reserve for 18 months and upgrade in 4.5 years.
Assuming you are still getting 50 per month, that means the guy hired 3-4 months from now is not going to have a great deal.
This is also assuming the state of the industry stays the same. If not, well then enjoy what will seem like an eternity on crappy reserve with a crappy contract and pay.