Originally Posted by
robthree
Have you ever flown night freight? The attrition rate is high, because it sucks. Worse than most guys anticipate. As a 737 FO you're not getting paid as much as you would as a RJ Captain. You certainly won't fly very much. 61 hour guarantee, that you will never, ever break. If you live in CVG it may be tolerable. If you have flown night freight, if you understand what it means to be chronically fatigued, bone-tired every single night, you won't be too shocked by the job.
Upgrade requires "...either 2500 TT and 1000 PIC in "Large Group II Transport Category aircraft (turbojets above 41,000 lb), or 1500 SIC in Large Group II Transport Category aircraft (turbojets above 41,000 lb) and 500 hours company time" so its at least a year away, unless you have 1000 PIC time in another large jet, which it sounds like you may not.
There are worse jobs than Southern Air 737 FO. Not many. But there are some.
RJ Captain isn't one of them.
You are doing it wrong..... but that's not surprising. I've been doing the night freight gig for 25 years and have never been "chronically fatigued and bone tired every night".
Your 737 ops is cake. Easy trips. Now if your rest facilities in CVG and layover hotels suck, then that's on your "union", but the job itself is easy.