Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Sunk cost fallacy, do not consider time served at all in your calculations because it has no impact on the future. Water under the bridge.
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Not exactly true, since the time behind you affects the time you have left to age 65. Not to mention the fact that if you haven’t had a new type rating for a decade (especially if it’s your only one) you are likely to be viewed as somewhat of a training risk and a more recent type might get you the nod quicker.
And if you have been just flying a CRJ-200 or E-145 and those are the only aircraft your regional flys, you are at severe risk to be out a job in the not too distant future in any event regardless of your seniority. So staying put is not necessarily the safe move.
As I said, lots of variables. I’ll concede if you are a senior guy flying for Skywest ir Republic, your job is fairly secure. But I’d be amazed if we’ve seen the last of the regionals going out of business.
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.