Originally Posted by
prior121
You're living under a rock.
You do understand there's guys out there trying to get picked up by a major with thousands and thousands of 121 time plus PIC 121 time right?
1K of 121 SIC and some Corporate PIC won't even get you looked at by a major.
I hear you prior121, but would you take an ~80K per year pay cut for a regional job so that you could get 121 time in the hopes of landing a job at a major 3 (best case) to 5 years (worst case) down the road and then spend another 2-3 years (depending on the major) working your way back up to where you WERE 5 (best case) to 8 (worst case) years ago?
121 is fine. 91 is also very good, but it can be volatile (depending on the company) -- that's the bad part. Right now I have to pay the bills, so if my 91 jet PIC doesn't impress a major, oh well -- I'll go instruct at FSI or CAE at 80-100K a year until I get the next 91 gig, if the majors poo-poo my existence.
I can't live and die by the airlines. I like what someone said to me a while back -- the only time you know you've made all the right decisions in aviation is when you retire!