Originally Posted by Fly21
Hello Everybody,
I am new to this forum but I have been visiting for about a week now and I was wandering if I could get some advice from all the regional pilots out there. Well, I am currently 21 (non college grad. as well as non flight school grad. and not in debt anywhere) and just got hired with American Eagle this past Friday. I am very excited about starting class in July and since I am young I feel I would like to stay with Eagle throughout my 20s and maybe 30s. Is this a smart decision from a financial standpoint and would I be able to live a descently successful as well as comfortable life since I am young enough to SAVE. Or should I just build my time and move on to fractionals in mid 20s.
Thanks in Advance
I would suggest Eagle for a year max, then go to Skywest or another good regional, or maybe a fractional depending on your prefered lifestyle...
Regional: Typically 3-4 days on, 3-4 off. Plus travel benies.
Fractionals: Often 7 on, 7 off.
Don't stay at eagle though...almost any other regional will provide a much faster upgrade to captain, which will double your pay.