Originally Posted by
lear700pilot
You nailed this one on the head. I really don't think some people realize how hard the 91/135 world can be. Just like you stated there are some good ones but I'd be willing to say that only 20% of them fall under the "good gig" category. The pay isn't so bad at those places - depending on ones definition of "not bad pay", but it is QOL that is so bad. My last 91/135 gig only had 5 days guaranteed off per month. Even then, they could take a day if something came up. On call 24 hrs a day as well. Some places have no days off - on call 24/7 365. Anyone that works 121 for long enough gets spoiled to what we have with our contracts.
I'm still a regional guy, but my biggest complaint about my regional place when I started was pay. Everything else was so much better than my 91/135 gig and the majority of the ones I saw out there.
And my last 91/135 gig had zero days off per month (that is hard days off). You were to be on call 24/7 the only way you'd be guranteed a day off would be to take vacation - which you'd get after a year. This is also the same place that wanted me to sign a 4 year 40k contract for a Challanger 600 Initial. This comany has falsified records, offered to bribe the Feds, vandalized peoples aircraft, etc. to this day I have no idea how they're still in business.