Originally Posted by
Truman_Sparks
Huh? Why do you spread your incorrect opinion as some sort of fact, to deter people? Your statement is 100% false.
I raise a family, save for retirement and live a decent life while flying. I am an Regional Captain, 7th year. My wife is a stay at home mom. My pay feeds, clothes and raises my family. We live in a 2100 sq foot home on a 2 acre lot on a cul-de-sac. We take a couple trips a year to the beach or some fun location. We regularly attend sporting events or go to museums, amusement parks, mountain cabins, etc. I save between 15-20% of my pay for retirement. Are we living like Jay Z or A Rod? No. But neither is 99.9% of society. My neighbors all have jobs like office manager, police sargeant, delivery driver, salesmen, or middle management. My pay puts me on par or ahead of them. Where do you come up with this kind of statement? Why can you not live a decent life and raise a family on $75,000 - $100,000 per year? Most Americans make less than that. One most certainly can live a decent life from flying - even at the Regional level.
And all at once, you could be a 8 year FO (hopefully not!). At Comair, one month you could have been a 9-10 year captain, and next month be an FO. It can be done (living on flying pay), but not for the first few years at a regional.
Flying cargo in an Aztec paid more than my first year at a regional.