Originally Posted by
word302
Anyone who thinks it would take 3 years to break even financially, even at an LCC, can't do math. Now add in the retirement and it ain't even close.
Agreed. There might be a few odd cases where someone is a sim instructor, and making $200k at a regional. Even then, UPS or FedEx will have you close to that or more by 2nd year pay. But if you’re just a line captain, saying you can’t take the paycut is absurd.