Originally Posted by
1515greenlight
Carl, I give a pass to no one. I taught and flew commuters for crap pay. $1200/month as a -99 Captain and $1600/as a Shorts Captain. I'm guessing w're pretty close in age. What did you build your time flying before you got to the majors?
I started as a flight instructor, then corporate, then non-scheduled cargo world flying heavy iron, then majors.
Originally Posted by
1515greenlight
How much did it pay? We both fly the same piece of iron now, just different companies.
Except for the flight instructor time, the jobs paid pretty well. Most importantly, I didn't work for starvation wages at a job that undercut the profession I hoped to join.
Carl