Originally Posted by
wags3539
That may be the case at some places, but I understand the guys who've decided to stay here. When you've been making 90-100k and have 5 weeks of vacation, it's tough to give that up.
Agreed, especially with the benefits and retirement package here.
Getting your PIC and getting out isn't so easy. Age 65 went into effect more or less about the time I upgraded. There was almost no hiring during those 5 years. Just a trickle here and there. Then a lot of folks suddenly are sitting on an extra 4000 PIC and are considered overqualified and untrainable.
I've heard from pretty reliable sources that 5000+ Part 121 PIC is a huge downer for most carriers. A lot of folks I know getting hired have between 500-1500 PIC and a few have more as Check Airmen, but the average, experienced line captains are NOT getting called. Ask me how I know this.