Originally Posted by
razorseal
as far as pay.. I will start 1st/2nd year making more than what I make at a veteran sgt. so no complaints, but I won't mention that lol
Yep, something else I'm looking at. None of these pathway things existed back then I don't think, so I'm trying to understand them. The way it worked at Delta Connection academy was you'd get your licenses, CFI-I, then comair would give you an opportunity for an interview. that's it. I don't even know if comair exists today. Working at a legacy was a dream for regional or even major guys I think.
I looked at envoy, but there were some pretty negative posts about that company and they say it's nearly impossible to get hired at AA if you're at envoy since they don't wanna take it from their regionals. I dunno. I'm overwhelmed with information.
This doesn't include me getting current and relearning many things that I've forgotten over the years. Hopefully I can still fly a plane LOL
When I used the term pathway I didn’t necessarily mean structured program. Coming to spirit and then going to AA is a very viable pathway that hundreds have done the last couple years. If you’re approaching 40 with no seniority on the line yet I would be thinking legacy only as my end goal. Your overall progression will be faster and better as long as living in base is a constant.
I don’t want to come across as disrespectful bc LE is so very underpaid for the risks. My best friend is a deputy. I try to get him to become a pilot all the time. The risks will be much less and the pay much much higher.
That said you cannot compare wages at spirit to your wages at your LE job. We need to compare our wages to other major airline pilots I.e. Delta.
While the change in career will probably make real quantifiable changes to your life, it doesn’t change that we are still under compensated. Not caring about being the highest paid is what Spirit loves in pilots and it kills us in ever contract. Caring about it matters. I’m not happy just making more than LEOs. It’s a completely different career.