Originally Posted by
EjetTaxi
Depends on what is important. I would have been at 9E for 6 years and was still miles from upgrade. I'm now in left seat on the EJET. I PIC, enjoy a nice bump in pay, live in base and then I'll get the heck out. Not saying you can't get hired without PIC... It's just your chances are lower. Plus I'd rather set the tone in the cockpit instead of all the tools I have flown with over the years. That's worth it's weight in gold
Good luck "setting the tone" with some of these older guys and people coming out of the woodwork to Mesa right now.
There are some very strange people out there with ATPs, I tell ya. And also some guys who make me feel like I'm flying with my dad--have these guys heard of golf? Or hobbies? Arts & crafts?
"Setting the tone" with these older guys is like telling your dad to go to his room--inherently awkward. Oh well I guess I'm getting used to the "new normal" at Mesa, now that all the gelled-up, sharp kids out of Riddle/ATP are going to better-paying places with flows/equal upgrade timez.