Originally Posted by
tsimmns927
Question for someone just now starting training and hoping to maybe land at Envoy or PSA I’ve always heard the flow should be used as a last ditch resort. Get your hours, get in and get out. With flow possibly being at 15 possible years Is this still not the same thought. I mean I know captain upgrades might no longer be 2 years like In the past, but a 5th year captain makes more than what I make at my current job and I’d rather be getting paid to fly than paid to work on airplanes myself.
it’s not going to be 15. It was approaching the 5 year mark as Covid hit. With the shortage and the hiring boom at the time your finishing you may be skipping regionals all together and going straight to an LCC. Trying to plan for 2-3 years before you’re even in the marketable training and experience range level is way premature. It’s a good thing to keep an eye on the industry, but don’t become hyper focused on anything. If the regionals are still around it will be the wholly owned ones since they’re just cost centers, not real companies that must make a profit or die. Oh, and don’t compare an RJ CA salary now to what you’re making now, compare it to other professions dealing with 50-300 lives a day.... it’s way underpaid.