Originally Posted by
FODhopper
Duh...PIC>SIC...but you are still going to need total time...if you have a Captain with 2,000 hours total time and 1,000 of that PIC that still doesn't make them a good candidate for a major.
Not everyone is going to get the quick upgrade...which means languishing at PSA's pay scale for the same amount of time as other regional pilots before they move on.
For a new pilot maybe you will make slightly more money because you are captain longer (but that changes with each passing year till you hit your head on those caps).....but it surely isn't a strong argument for anyone to leave AWAC (or other regionals) to start over at PSAs sub par pay scale...which is exactly what has been argued for months by some folks...especially on the PSA board.
Every year extra you spend at a regional is a year lost at the top of a mainline's pay scale. And that means lost retirement $$ as well. Don't fool yourself, you go to the regional with the brightest outlook, the one that can get you on your way the fastest. If PSA should get stagnent at some point, those FO's can pack up shop and go elsewhere.