Originally Posted by
RJ Pilot
Well, making 100K plus flying an RJ aint that bad...
Agreed. The money is adequate. Captains are fairly compensated pay wise, but the benefits and treatment still suck. First Officers are severely underpaid which is why we should make FO pay a priority. If they have to be pilots who spend a large portion of their career in the right seat, then they should be paid a level of pay which can sustain them for that long.
Originally Posted by
ERJF15
For you yeah, but it takes too damn long to get to that point. Can't wait for some of those old bastards to leave (retire, flow, kick the bucket) so some of us can get some breathing room for a change.
I'm around #600 on the seniority list with 20 years and another 11 to go. I rarely drink, don't smoke, eat healthy and exercise regularly. Enjoy your wait.
The good news is that a fair portion of our senior pilots don't take very good care of themselves and probably won't live to age 65 much less fly until that age.