Originally Posted by
KnightNight
I debated on the upgrade. $120 a hour odd raise for reserve which besides airport ready etc isn’t much worse than I have now (live in base). Plan would be to ride the wave, get ahead of new contract and downgrade in two years to better seniority on widebody. At probably 100k a year more than I make now this year and probably 70k next year it was very Tempting
That’s the tack I think I’m going to take. Reserve is bad but reserve in base isn’t terrible. Two years in the left seat and I’ll pay off all of my debt, I’ll slide back to the right and enjoy the sweet life for awhile.