Originally Posted by
stanherman
Once you upgrade and commute to JFK like you said you lose the ability to be an instructor/adjunct. Why? Because they don’t want to pay CA rates for adjuncts and full timers. So guys get instructor jobs, stay down in MCO, eventually upgrade on paper get CA pay while being based in Orlando. I say this as a 7yr MCO FO. I would not want the system changed if I were an IP.
Instructors do work hard, but it’s really hard to see the resounding negatives.
Yes that’s my point to the original poster—that’s an awesome gig as-is and they are lucky to have it. There’s a delicate balance between the line and the instructor cadre allowing for that role to even exist, and the max 2 flight days provision is at the center of that compromise.
Demanding the ability to fly more while keeping their position—all while adjunct/the line/VDA/RSA are readily available options for this person to get their FAR/FOM upgrade hours—it’s tone deaf and only serves to cast attention on a role that some folks would love to gut, given the opportunity.
That role is a privilege—not an entitlement.