Originally Posted by
fatmike69
First year pay at the regionals doesn't qualify to pay the bills, especially if you've been working as a Gulfstream captain. Even as an EMB captain, I know I wouldn't go back to another regional to start over again if I lost my job, I'd find something else. Just not worth it in my opinion....
GMC closed their flight department, every pilot got furloughed, some of those guys were pulling down $140K flying the Gulfstreams. You are right, those guys would probably give up aviation before going back to a regional. But its not all about the money, its about ego as well, "I'm too experienced for that" and that type of thing.
Then there's the QOL issue; great QOL they had as corporate pilots, they got axed, and now they're going to a regional??? No, I just don't see it happening