Originally Posted by hockeypilot44

I was talking to a Pacific Wings crew recently in Georgia. I think it was Pacific Wings. If not, it was Pacific West. I can't remember. The first officer said he is working five 12 hour duty periods/week for $16,500/year. He was hoping to get on at Colgan or Compass. After talking to him further, I found out he's a college dropout. He seemed disappointed when I told him Compass was out of the question. He also seemed confused when I told him he'd be better off quitting flying than taking a job at Colgan or continuing what he's doing. It amazes me what people will do for a little flight time. This kid couldn't have a second job as he was working 60 hour weeks.