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Yeah I love my job when I actually fly.
Of the 376 hours I was gone last month I flew 50 myself. Of the 50 that were my leg, actual hand flying was problay a total of 6 hours, figuring 10 min's a flight at 35 flights.
I was with my wife 3 hours a night for the nights home since she works late.
I spent 91 unproductive hours in a hotel by my self with no compensation.
I think the point is, flying for a regional compared to other jobs blows. (note, no sugar coating). We should never let our love for flying be part of our compensation package.
And yes I am working on another carreer.
Since when did the regional airlines become a career choice to begin with? Yeah it's hard to get where I'm at but it's not like it doesn't ever happen. A regional airline has always been and probably will always be a stepping stone, period. Nobody should be thinking about them in any other fashion. So to start some silly comparison to other professions is simply misguided because the regionals shouldn't be end of that profession.