Originally Posted by
BeechPilot33
Because
A new Envoy pilot reports to the couch to play Xbox. When payday comes they check their bank account and see min pay with no per diem. They say to themselves "don't worry bro you fly an e-jet".
A new Piedmont pilot reports to work and flys his sweet 85 hour line with 14 days off. He gets off work feeling accomplished and goes to the bar with his bros. They buy extra rounds because they have 99 problems but RESERVE is not one.
I could effectively say that reserve at Envoy is 1 month. We had an September new hire hold a line in ORD for December. That may not hold right now but reserve times are dropping exponentially here. That one month reserve is going to be the rule rather than the exception here very soon.
Plus, you think your life might be great at PDT. Come back and talk to me in 10 years when you are about to flow. A new hire Envoy pilot will flow in half that time. Big difference.