Originally Posted by
flying172
CFI here, I was talking to another CFI today about the industry and the crazy hiring and he said that it’s not worth it for people that are starting their training now because by the time they get their ATP minimums they won’t find a job, or if they get hired by a legacy they will likely to be on reserves for years to come. His negative attitude made me think about the future and I just wanted to hear others opinions, I know the industry is so unpredictable and they can start for furlong tomorrow, but is it true that in three-five years it’s not going to be worth it?
Well if “worth it” only means spending three months at a regional and then upgrading to legacy widebody Captain within two years with less than 2500 Total time. then NO it is not worth it.
If one’s expectation or measure of decent ROI is less than the above mentioned I ‘d say I’d be Bullish.
Regional first year pay today has increased an average of 263% from what it was for me 9 years ago.