Originally Posted by
PipeMan
I can see the case for taking the early upgrade if you are willing to choose money over control of your schedule. Probably a good plan would be to be a NB CA a couple years and using the money to pay off debt or invest, and then you can be a WB FO. Although I doubt many do this since once they taste the CA money, it will be hard to become an FO again imho (golden handcuffs).
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I did that! Got tired of working so much so downbid to WB FO. I did save a lot as a CA, though. I reached 415(c) limits every year and have about $50,000 in my RHA.
However, the senior WB FO life is pretty sweet compared to the gnarly NB schedules I was getting.
I just came in from overseas - 14 hour duty day, I slept for about 4 hours of it, and now I’m off for the next 9 days.
Bottom line: Choices are good. UAL has plenty of them.