Originally Posted by JetJock16

Take a look at our credits. I block 85-90 hours a month but get paid for 105-110 because of guaranteed credit minimums. $19 may not be much but I made 33K my first year, can anyone say they made that at another regional? A good friend of mine made close to 50K his second year on the jet. We also get quarterly bonuses that add up to a few thousands for FOs and 4-5K for CAs. Yes you may make $21 an hour at Mesa flying the 200-700-705/900 but when they block 85 they only get paid for 85. Plus they get paid 50% for deadhead, $1.20 per diem, if a flight is cancelled they don't get paid at all, and they only get paid BLOCK. Regardless of what they fly they only get block. Ex. If they have a flight that is 1.2 block and you fly 1.6 or 1.1 you get paid 1.2, period. We get the better of block vs. actual, 100% for deadhead, $1.60 per diem, and we have guaranteed credit mins. CREDIT MINS are: 1. The least that we can get paid is 3.45 hrs per day. So if you fly one 1 hour leg you still be paid 3.45 hours. 2. For block days that exceed 3.45 hours and the duty day is less than 12 hours you will at least be paid 6 hours. 3. For every minute you exceed 12 hours of duty day you will get paid 1 to 1 for every minute over 12 hours. SO, on Wednesday I worked a 4.6 hour block day that was 13.5 duty hours. I got paid 7.5 hours, 6 hours plus 1.5 hours for being over 12. Add our per diem and quarterly bonuses and we are one of, it not the highest paid regional pilots in the industry.

I spoke with our recruiter and she said that SW is holding firm on 1000/100, but if you have 121 time they will take a look if your resume is turned in by a SW pilot. She also said that she doesn't know of any deal between SW and any flight school. The only way that schools become affiliated with SW is if the school has several pilots at SW that continue to walk in resumes.

Good luck and I am willing to answer any other questions about SW.