Originally Posted by IBPilot

let's see...10 year plus regional CA, 18 days off, PIC, live where you want to, bid what you want, make 100k........

10 year CA goes to mainline.....12 days off, reserve god knows how long, bottom of the barrel schedules for who knows how long, being an FO for 10+ more years all for just 25-30K more per year.......plus furloughs.

the line is not as clear as you may think it is. Not everyone needs 175k to be happy in life, there are other things...and not everyone needs to fly a 74 to feed their ego.

when you get more experience you might see it this way....