Originally Posted by
No Land 3
If I was a flight instructor with no 121 experience, nothing would stop me from accepting a job at ATI to bypass the regionals. 10 to 20% less in pay from Omni, K4, and others? Do you think a flight instructor gives a crap? Those others wouldn't hire him without much more experience, but certainly would after flying at ATI, if they ever wanted to leave.
Exactly.
Flying regionals not a terrible choice - but at envoy FO's start at $38/hr! and *18 year* CA's are making $110! And QOL is blah. They have grievances in on flow rates too.
In 5 years at a place like ATI you should be expecting something like $200/hr.