SeamusTheHound

Agreed - You could really use the PIC time.

sandrich

I'm at Republic. So yea, I'll be in class May 26th.

HappyCrew

Ok, I guess we'll see you next year..

sandrich

Haha May*** I'm a dingus

742drvr

Do not give up your current position unless you get the 777.........737 is crap...don't do it!!!!!!!!!

obob866

Ignore all the wonderful advice that all these guys gave you, each of us have to make the decision ourselves. Remember what's good and attractive to one guy is different for another. Yeah the 777 is a nice aircraft and all but think what's important to you, not the guy that thinks international and class 2 nav is important ( he is way off ).
I wish you luck in your decision and remember never look back.

AgCat

The 777 at SA could be a terrible move for a young guy still learning how to land big jets. You could easily find yourself having to travel to the sim to get landing current. The first question asked as a 777 crew assembles in the lobby is "who needs a landing"? In fact a notification regarding same will be included with the flight paperwork. Flying this jet means lots of time in the bunk sleeping, not flying. Good retirement jet.

robthree

There is an argument to be made that the 777 st Southern is a worse choice for a young new hire than the 737. You will never upgrade, so always lack PIC time to move on to a better job. But you will also make much more money than you would starting over at a regional, leaving you trapped in your position. Unable to upgrade, unable to move on. You'll make enough to get by, but if you should ever meet someone and get married, which frankly is going to be damn near impossible being gone so much, you won't be making enough to fully support a family. Your spouse will be a de facto single parent most of the time, and that will always be a source of friction in your life.

So, in addition to accelerated aging due to the inhuman schedule, dying of cancer early due to increased radiation exposure from spending 1000+ hours a year in the upper atmosphere, you can also suffer alone due to lack any lasting human relationships beyond what you can rent in Wan Chai.


Hindsight being 20/20, I would never have left my first regional.

If you're at any Regional, don't come to Southern. Three years to upgrade is better than twenty. Your crappy regional contract is 1000% better than our crappy supplemental contract. Your managerial leaches are more competent than our managerial leaches.

Diesel8

Amen!

+1

Ditto!

When it comes to SAI, do a Nancy Reagan - "Just Say No!"

sandrich

Never upgrade? ...it's running less than a year right now on the 737. Seat lock only applied to same-seat. I only wanted to start on the 777 because I live in NY and would have no way to get to CVG with no DL jumpseat. Not to mention if/when I upgrade, I'll then have a 777 and 737 type to put on the resume, and the obviously better money. Some people say the long haul flying sucks and wears you down, but I'd rather find out that the flying isn't for me while I'm still young and have time to make these mistakes than when I'm 45 at a major and bid over to it and wind up hating it. If 1000 hours in the Triple helps me get to mainline even 1 year faster, that 1 year could be the difference between at 5 year upgrade or a 10 year upgrade at mainline. I'm barely a line holder at my current regional, and every person I asked about it said Id be stupid if I passed it up. YMMV.