To "most pilots"...?!?!? I completely disagree (IMHO).... I would argue "most" pilots "dream" of making a good & honorable living for themselves & their family by working in their chosen profession... as a professional pilot! Not saying the 74 isn't a great airplane, but it's the professional human, not the vehicle that matters most. Again... my opinion only. On THIS thread, maybe many that disagree... maybe not. ��

He's a troll. Don't feed him.

See this post:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/21...post14579.html

08-30-2016 | 06:57 PM

#14652

tuktukdriver

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LAXative

WOW! To give up a 747 for a lowly MD80...... Not too bright.

Well, he most likely will get called and will get a better paycheck. At the end of the day, it is what matters for most of us, not the airplane we fly.

08-30-2016 | 06:58 PM

#14653

CargoPirate

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Originally Posted by HPIC

More than half, and probably more than 75%, of my class finished OE before 4 months. About 8 that I'm aware of finished around the 3 month mark. A lot of my class was out flying on OE a week to two weeks after finishing training in MIA.

Recently I've flown with several FOs from the late April class that are already off OE.

You were able to finish OE more quickly because there was a pause in hiring at the beginning of the year.

NOW the pipeline is jammed once again.

08-30-2016 | 07:02 PM

#14654

Atrasaty

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There used to be a place called Flightinfo.......then along came General Lee......FI no longer has relevance. The more that the likes of LAXative are allowed lower the discussion to constant and irrelevant baiting then the sooner this place will follow the fate of FI. (Mods beware.)

08-31-2016 | 04:31 AM

#14655

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dutch747

He's a troll. Don't feed him.

See this post:
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/21...post14579.html

Ahh. Gotcha. Sorry... won't happen again.

08-31-2016 | 06:09 AM

#14656

LAXative

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Originally Posted by FlynDive

Take your typical 10,000+ hr. RJ captain. You can't tell me with a straight face that when they taxi around the airport and they see a 747 that they don't instantly start to sprout wood and imagine themselves at the controls of the Queen of the skies. So much so that they start to use excessive judgmental oversteer while taxiing, fantasizing they are behind the tiller of the whale.

You should be an aviator, not just a pilot. You should eat, breathe, live and sleep aviation.... 24/7/365. Every waking moment should be focused on advancing your career and that culminates with flying the whale.

08-31-2016 | 06:53 AM

#14657

Falcondrivr

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I was around then too! (KingAirRick)

08-31-2016 | 07:25 AM

#14658

mikecweb

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Originally Posted by BYOB

Let that sink in. I've taken home $2,500 in the month of August. Regional FO's are now earning more than I am. And the latest update doesn't see a contract being signed anytime soon, and I don't honestly believe that management cares.

You must be taking a ton of deductions, I made over twice that just flying my regular line on first year pay.

08-31-2016 | 07:39 AM

#14659

FlynDive

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Wow. Thanks again, Dutch.

08-31-2016 | 11:56 AM

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Screwed

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Originally Posted by mikecweb

You must be taking a ton of deductions, I made over twice that just flying my regular line on first year pay.

If you only credit around 60-64 hrs of pay for a month... after deductions for family benefits, and federal and state taxes it works out to right around $2400-$2700 per month take home.