Originally Posted by
odog1121
If I get a job at Great Lakes and upgrade in 12 months, do I stand a better chance at DAL than being a third year FO at RAH? I don't care about first year pay.
Just food for thought:
If you upgrade in 12 months at Great Lakes, you'd be making $29/hr for your second year and $30/hr your third year and by then have 1000 Turbine PIC. If you go to Republic, you'd make $31 second year and $36 your third year and have no PIC turbine. You probably would make more at Lakes (in year 2 and 3) because they can fly you more and they will abuse the crap out of you. You will starve your first year at Lakes though
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I do know Lakers that went straight to DAL so it is possible. I also know a Skywest CRJ F/O who just went to DAL. That depends on how good your contacts are...