Originally Posted by lear 31 pilot

I have always wanted to fly for 121 airlines but it does not seem worth it anymore. I cannot afford to go back to making less then 40 grand again and having to commute or live in an overpriced city. SWA is about the only 121 passenger hauler that I would ever consider but lets face it their are thousands of RJ captains just chomping at the bit to get on. I do enjoy the Charter side of flying much more then I thought I would, its just fun flying and it may be more stable then the airlines. I say it maybe more stable because my flying has went down substantially since last year. In my opinion the way to make it in this career is to make as much money as possible and keep moving up in pay not taking a cut for 5 years just so you get to fly cool equipment. This seems to be getting harder to accomplish.