Originally Posted by
KirillTheThrill
I’m younger so I’m all for these new SWA like schedules on the 73, but I’m also use to it. What I’ve learned from my time instructing 141 students, and flying the line at SkyWest, as the shortage has gotten worse, so does your QOL. I saw it as an instructor, a regional pilot, and now it’s hitting the majors. It feels like it’s been following me up the ladder like a plague.
I feel this. My whole Aviation career I've never been anywhere properly staffed. Each upgrade and step along the way I think it's going to get better, and it's like this shortage FOLLOWS me at each and every turn. When I was at my regional, for years I would put in to drop every trip on my schedule. Ironically, the first successful trip drop i had in about 4 years was the last trip before the airline shut down. Haha.
I'm 50% in base and the past couple months I've managed to keep my line around 80 hours with set commands in PBS. though be careful with set commands...