Originally Posted by
bryris
So, I work for TSA. I can't complain too badly, I was hired out of a Cessna 172 with 750 hours into a jet and have had a pretty good run for the 14 months I've been here. However, with 10 birds going back to Eagle and the downsizing, etc, I am just waiting for my furlough notice. When I get it, I don't even know if I'll ever be called back because the 50 seaters are being phased out. I wouldn't be surprised of TSA as a brand gets phased out and any growth occurs on the GoJet side.
Meanwhile, a friend of mine works for Comair, and switched from the CRJ-200 to the -700/-900 and received an appropriate pay raise and it looks like he'll be escaping the furlough too. He was hired with Comair AFTER I was hired at TSA.
Why did I stay at TSA? I should have gotten a few hundred hours jet time and switched to a better company. My future would be looking a lot brighter right now.
Gotta stay positive....
My friend, looks like you're a young guy, been in the industry just a couple of years; Boy do you have A LOT to learn.
I flew for the regionals, I heard of great, profesional pilots get stuck there, for life. Then heard of some people who didn't follow SOPs, didn't do checklists, bust a couple of 121 check-rides end up at places like Fedex, UPS, NJI, SouthWest. What I'm trying to tell you is that unlike other industries, we have little control over our destiny. Most of the time we have to take the first regional job that is offered to us, followed by the first major/corporate job that is offered to us. Can't be switching companies because we feel the need to build up our seniority.
I've heard many, MANY pilots said "should've done that", myself included......