I didn't care as much as others here do. Who the hell wants to work 20 straight?

 

Uhhhh......nobody!

 

Me. As long as I get 10 off... in fact make it 40 straight with 20 off.

 

Does southern have kcm??

 

Let me google that for you

 

Homies:

I am in da pool with TSA for direct entry CA but they blowing smoke on how much I may be flying: lance CA kinda nonsense. I also have an upcoming interview with the Southern for 737. If I live in CVG, what would be a better career move? Could I upgrade at Southern pretty quick? My ultimate goal is kinda lookin like UPS/Fedex. Just wondering what some of your thoughts may be on the matter. Thanks.

 

737 hands down...... I spent nearly 10 years at a regional... I blended right in with every other RJ CA.
Also, since you are obviously curious about "upgrade" what kind of time do you have currently?

 

Have you ever flown night freight? The attrition rate is high, because it sucks. Worse than most guys anticipate. As a 737 FO you're not getting paid as much as you would as a RJ Captain. You certainly won't fly very much. 61 hour guarantee, that you will never, ever break. If you live in CVG it may be tolerable. If you have flown night freight, if you understand what it means to be chronically fatigued, bone-tired every single night, you won't be too shocked by the job.

Upgrade requires "...either 2500 TT and 1000 PIC in "Large Group II Transport Category aircraft (turbojets above 41,000 lb), or 1500 SIC in Large Group II Transport Category aircraft (turbojets above 41,000 lb) and 500 hours company time" so its at least a year away, unless you have 1000 PIC time in another large jet, which it sounds like you may not.

There are worse jobs than Southern Air 737 FO. Not many. But there are some.

RJ Captain isn't one of them.

 

Thanks for the advice. I have somewhat over the mins which are 3500TT and 1000 121. Super excited about both opportunities but am conscious they are not where I would like to ultimately end up. My guess is that there are a lot of people in my situation.

Peace

 

I would not be super excited at the prospect of flying 35 hours of old 737 night flying per month for industry low pay. In two years you'll have 700 hours of 737 time and a year off your life.

Just think about it.