Originally Posted by
PilotDude72
Long time lurker, first time poster.
My question to all you high speed Envoy pilots that are worried about the flow is, whats stopping you from getting what the major's want in a few years at Envoy and applying outside of the flow? Seems to me like doing this and having the flow as a sort of insurance plan would give Envoy a distinct advantage over other regionals.
Am I mistaken to assume that you have to opportunity at Envoy to make yourself a very marketable applicant to a major within 3-4 years?
You’re so right. We should be groveling in gratitude for this precious flow. If you want to call it an “insurance plan”, it’s about as useful as hurricane insurance in North Dakota. For anyone new to this game, that’s all the weight you should give it. 9 - 10 years flow is positively useless. Nobody has any idea what the industry will look like by then, and even then so, flow will likely not exist. Don’t even start with the “but it’s contractual” junk. We all know that ANYTHING can change. I can’t believe you all believe that this is such a wonderful bargaining chip that you’re holding like it’s the golden ticket or something. It won’t be long before this comes back to bite. Anyone reading this trying to make a decision - do what’s best for your quality of life and will achieve your goals. Envoy will do neither. If your goal is flight time, reserve isn’t the place for you. If you wanted flow, well sorry to bust your bubble but that’s not such a hot item anymore.
By the way, don’t look now but your mgmt tag is hanging out. Saw it from across the room.