Originally Posted by
ReadyToQuit
Why do people still think they are gonna recall? They don't care if the completion gets down to 80% it gives them a reason to park more planes and say comair sucks. Somebody gets off on this stuff. Things won't get better till the pilot group comes together and stops thinking about themselves. I just went through Add/Drop just for FOs and there were 10 people that either picked up open time or tried for May. Most tried a few times also.
I don't want recalls because I don't wanna go back. I would make more money sadly going back but I don't want to.
I was just thinking about this the other day. Do I really want to ever be recalled to a place where I will spend the next 5 or more years on reserve, sitting in a crash pad and having 7 hard days off a month, while they screw with my soft days constantly? Do I want to go back to an airline where time to upgrade to captain will be more, probably much more, than 10 years? Sure, there are medical and dental, but even at my third year FO pay, I'd be making around what a McDonalds manager makes (or less). When I first got to JFK, I remember an FO sitting in a couch complaining. He stated "I hate this place, I hate Comair, Comair has taken away my love of flying, I don't even have a desire to fly a plane anymore." I looked at him and said "Well, quit." He looked startled, as if he was put on a spot. He is senior to me now, and that means he is still at Comair if he did not quit yet. I loved flying at Comair for the next two years, until September 2008 when all the F word stuff was out there. I held a line until December 08 and was furloughed Jan 09. In that few months at the end, I too felt angry and p'ed off at Comair (and Delta), and I still am. I still fly planes, not jets, but I still love flying. The Comair gig has changed my life in so many ways, mostly bad, but in the end, it brought me to this point, and I am pretty happy (poor but happy). I learned a few things along the way, and for the younger guys, take note:
1. Learn another trade, it really helped me when F time came
2. If you don't like the company, leave. Don't work somewhere that makes you hate something that you once loved.
3.There are ways to make a lot of money in aviation, being a pilot isn't one of them. If you think $50K is a lot of money, then you are mistaken.
4. Life is too short to be spent on a Pleather couch in the crew lounge
5. If you are still employed at Comair, be ready, things are probably going to get worse.
6. JB and all upper management are not gods. Feel free to email or call with your concerns. Being furloughed makes it a lot easier, because you just don't care what they think. I have chatted with JB several times since furlough. He is pretty honest, and the news ain't good.
7. Don't sit on APF reading the ramblings of a furloughed pilot that just found a deal for an 18 pack of beer for $9.99!!!! It's spring, it's Friday night....grab your girl (or guy), hug them, kiss them, get out there, and live life! And when you get home (hopefully late), make love until the sun comes up! And when it does, realize it is the dawn of a whole new day, where your dreams and goals can take form and become reality!
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