Originally Posted by
JMO127
Thats a well thought out statement and I agree with some of the items you said. However, think on this for a minute. I know its a 'shocker' but not everyone wants to be at the airlines/regionals/majors or to hurry and get a seniority number. There are other options for folks than going to the airlines. I often reject the notion that if you don't go to the airlines, you somehow make the wrong decision in aviation. Headed down a seemingly negative path as a career choice as it is often said and described above. There are other paths in life that don't go through the airlines. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE AIRLINES. I just don't understand why that is such a hard concept to grasp. I have never been one to chase an airframe or anything else for that matter in aviation. It's not all about the jet and the status of being an airline pilot. Yet somehow, folks like me are viewed as the black sheep in the business by those who choose to go there. If you don't go to the airlines/regionals you are looked down as less educated, less focused on your career, and have a general lack of understanding in life. Currency doesn't equal proficiency. Just my thoughts. It's the other side of the coin.
I guess I should have approached my response a little better.. the OP who was not thrilled about handing over 1000 is who I was trying to get a point across.
I do understand your point, but I think you’re talking too, or your friends are the wrong friends. It’s not that rampant in the airlines, or at least my current airline. Maybe at the regionals? Not sure. My point was strictly career/financial focused. If youre looking for a financially successful progression with probably a good QOL that can easily be done at the airlines, it’s an investment. At this point you can get one a regional with a flow through and be sitting at a major, working a lot less and making a lot more, even if you do commute. If you love PSI and are having a blast doing it, no reason to not stay, or if this seems like the dream job for right now 1,000 dollars is not that much.. go for it. Don’t even think about it. But my reading of the OP was he wasn’t happy about it, and wasn’t happy about moving on top of that.... that is a recipe for disaster and you’re going into a job with a bad outlook and you haven’t even had the interview. Having worked here before, good company great people but if you’re worried about 1k, well this one might not be the job.
And in all reality most people are intrigued about pilots past because they want to know what it was like, not to shame someone or make them think they have made the wrong choice. No one cares if you fly a kit built plane or and a380, and if they do they are jealous.