Originally Posted by
midrats
Sliceback,
Planning on the DC area if possible. Totally get what you are saying and I value the feedback. Lets say that I do have 4000 guys ahead of me until the day I retire. IF I remain an FO my entire career, can you tell me what type of QOL I am looking at? I hope I am making sense - it seems to me that retiring #1200 as a Capt would be similar to #5200 as a FO WRT airframe / scheduling. Thoughts?
Not even close. Speaking for UAL, all of the senior FO's, on every wide body fleet, can hold captain on the same airplane or very close to it.
5200 at UAL right now makes you a middle of the pack 757/767 FO, or mid to upper NB captain.
Just a wag but 3000 or less to be a senior WB FO.
4000 numbers difference in seniority is a career difference of light years, they're not even comparable.
I get it, AD and the retirement is a nice little warm blanket. If you don't want to let it go just stop thinking about this stuff for a few years. If you want a better quality of life from day one however, get out now and Jump in. No ones ever surfed the backside of a wave.