Originally Posted by
stis202
I applied to Colgan the day they announced their hiring. I'm currently flying 10-15 hrs a month. I have an non flying job where I'm making 40-50k a yr. Do I want to do it forever? Absolutely not. After reading this thread I cannot believe the conditions Colgan has. Pay for your own hotel? 18,000 a yr? Are you kidding me? When instructing it kills me to loose pay to MTX'd aircraft and that was with making around $40,000 a yr. I can't imagine that on 18,000 a yr. Thanks but no thanks. If there was a good contract I could deal with it. With the non-existent contract there's not a chance in the world. The same goes for Lakes. There's not much movement these days. It won't kill me to wait it out.
It's a good thing you're not going because you will not have made it through the interview at Colgan. You are not what Colgan is looking for. They want the 18 to 25 year old that has a good credit with their parents and would be more than willing to take one for the company. You seem like an independent type that values money and yourself, that's not what lower tier regional airlines in general want. They want a warm body. We all would like to admire you, because by waiting for what fits you, you will be happier in the long run.