Originally Posted by
Brand X
Then you are going to have to replace almost every regional first officer with first officers with REAL experience and that are worth $100,000/yr. Because current regional pilots aren't worth it since most are entry level pilots and what you are wanting isn't an entry level job anymore.
You can't have it both ways..... entry level pilots commanding $100,000/yr. You aren't worth it.
Why is that entry level physicians and pharmacists and many other highly sought professions command a significantly higher starting salary than do first officers whom have spent a significant amount on education and training? I'll tell you why, it's not because you they are not worth it, they are worth every bit. Someone mentioned on here sometime ago that the doctors figured it out while the lawyers and pilots, not so much. Make it harder(read selective) to enter the profession and you will see the supply-demand pendulum swing the other way around.
The 1500hr rule, new ATP regulations and increased cost of education are all acting to make it less appealing to enter the profession. Most on here think in terms of the singularity of the US market and if you take a look at the world outside the CONUS the starting salary is higher on average. I taught many students that left the US to go back home with a fresh CPL that made more starting than I ever will as a regional FO. Just my two cents though.
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