Originally Posted by
Shaun
I know a few people at Great Lakes, one of them only had 20 some hours multi time when he got hired. Upgrade is fast, about a year, pay really sucks and no CASS, scheduling isn't very good, but they do some good flying. They say that they are the best pilots of their lives. They expect to have enough turbine PIC in 2.5 - 3 years to apply at Alaska, FedEx, or what ever place they want to go. That isn't bad, but $15 an hour is bad.
I am going to look elsewhere first, but I am not going to rule it out. I could always move to somewhere better after a while, like SkyWest.
Sounds like you've got a good handle on GLA. It's tough, just a matter if you can make the sacrifice.