Originally Posted by
batman
Hey pilot man, is this who i think it is? I used to instruct at PWG like a year and a half ago. If so, I've been trying to get a hold of you.
XJT is a better airline than Colgan. I've been on the line here since Dec. 06 and my class is Dec. 07 for Saab upgrade. (im current beech guy) There's a lot of reasons not to go to Colgan, and only a few to go.. but if TYR is close to home, then its probably not a bad bet. No matter what you choose, best of luck, and there will always be a million nay-sayers as to what is best for you.
TYR shouldnt be a big problem. They wont offer Texas guys the beech anymore (like myself) so you're safe there. If you dont like it after a year, then maybe go to XJT or something? I have about 650 hours this year in the plane, so that puts me pretty close to 100 hrs a month, maybe 125 pay credit each month- you def. wont be rich flying here.
Your base changes your entire career at Colgan. BHB guys get 4 days off a week.
A lot of XJT guys say they dont regret their decision to fly there, and of that I'm certainly envious. I have not met one Colgan pilot that said the same. If I could do it again, I would not come to 9L simply because of the lifestyle I have to live; but my second year pay is about $44an hour, and it's too close to leave now. If I could drive home everynight, or even commute home twice a month, maybe it would be a whole lot better.
nananananananana - batman!!!!!!!!
yeah man i feel ya about the pay. it'll get much better when you come down here in IAH and add that per diem to your new captain paycheck. It will all work out.
Oh and as a message to all about colgan: batman is a perfect example of what to do at colgan. come here and get a high time line immediately, fly your arse off and a quick upgrade will follow. Other airline upgrade times are coming down but that just means colgan's upgrade times are decreasing even further (a year for my class). Just do what is right for
you. i will be making my turbine pic long before some of you at the better regionals which just puts me a little further in line for the next step. In the end that is what colgan is all about (and for those who don't complain about every little thing, it aint that bad here).
colonel, what's a russian gunship doing here!?