Originally Posted by
HPIC
False equivalency is not an accurate term in this case. I worked less than half the year(days on reserve but not used are not off, thus work days). I made within 5% of what I would have as a junior NB CA…maybe 10% if you base it on 80-something hours. I had every single day off that I wanted. I fly the trips I want.
I think it will take a lot longer to get to your seniority than it would to upgrade in base to CA. I am around 12k in seniority and to even get crappy 2 days in PBS, I need to be at around 6k, which would take me another 5+ years (can't look up the seniority on aapilots). I can likely upgrade in base at around 11k, which will likely be less than a year. I am currently 50-60% in the right seat. Going to plug CA in base isn't bad for me because I am 20 minutes from the airport. I will miss Imaxing, but it is worth it for another 80-90k a year.