I think I've heard somewhere that 700 was the magic number, but it sounds like 6 hundo might do the trick.
Originally Posted by
DMBinHBurg
Actually being gone 4-6 weeks without visiting my family is a deal breaker for me. I'm not going to leave them for that long just to make 19k for that job.
If I ever do decide to become an airline pilot I will most likely go with an airline that has training within a few hours drive along with living in domicile.
Thanks for the info.
On that note, we all make sacrifices for future opportunities, including having to be away for 6-8 weeks. However, after you get done with training and are sitting on reserve, time at home is going to be pretty scarce, but if you live at that base it will make that time home last a little longer. So a 6-8 week payment up front is can be worth it to allow you to live at your domicile and not have to commute or move. It's not easy for anyone to be away from their loved ones for that long, but sometimes sacrifices are what it takes to make things happen. So if you can find an airline that happens to have a domicile where you live
and does their training there, more power to you.
These are the kinds of sacrifices that can also include working at a regional airline in general. Call it making an investment in the future. For some, it’s worth it; for others, not so much.