Ok so I'm going to ask the same thing in a different way. I was with a regional carrier for 6 years. I'm flying part 135 now as a jet captain and I have an interview w compass next week. I am up for making $24k salary. My gf and I can sell the house and figure it out. Same question. Do you think that if I start class in June I can upgrade faster than a year? I am okay with always being junior captain. I am curious to see if, even though DAL flows are below 100, I think compass could still see possibly 20+ resignations per month. I believe all majors are hiring.

QOL issues? Just curious as to why you'd go back to flying for a regional. Surely you are making more than 24K a year.

SigHansen, dont sell your house to soley help fund working at a regional. Thats not a good move at all. If you had plans to sell if for other reasons, then sure, if this pushes you over the edge... But if just for the job, maybe condsider renting it out? Thats what I would do. Or do nothing at all with it. Just make sure you are making a decent penny after property taxes and rent/payments for the new place every month. Where I live, a average $200,000 or less 2-3 bedroom house on a 1/4 acre lot, will rent for 1200-2000 a month. However a 2bedroom above average apartment is about the same. One bedrooms around $1000 a month. So if this was my house for rent, it could make a few hundred-near a thousand bucks extra a month. Just remember, renters can be absolutely destructive. Possibly even more than the security deposit will cover.

As far as other attrition(other than flows), 20 a month might be a bit high right now but would not be surprised to see that in a year or so. I think realisticly its around 10 a month at the moment.

If you're making a decent income and your current job is stable, might I suggest earning a degree?

Why so many Mgmt openings a couple weeks ago? Are they all flowing to DAL?

Grass landings. We are open to selling anyways. We bought the house at low cost and made many renovations. Maybe I shouldn't have even mentioned the house. But I'm from Seattle and would love to live in Washington state again. Any current insight on upgrades? I know a month or two ago guys were upgrading fast. Wondering if I've missed that wave if I was to be lucky enough to get a June class. My Part 135 operator is going downhill fast. Not even going to get into that or why.

Idk for sure. But some of the most recent upgrades are Dec/Jan new hires I believe(Not 100% sure). Go back a few to 20 pages and you will see what other people with more insight have said about alot of Fo's being bypassed for upgrade, and upgrades for may/June hires.

My .02 cents, is you all are too late to jump rapidly into the left seat with just a few months as an FO. I don't know for sure, but I would bet on it not happening, especially if I am gambling a current job or house, etc. If you are of the mindset: "if I get it fast awesome, if not that's OK" then give it a shot. If it would be devastating to upgrade in over a year, don't risk it, that's the likely scenario.

I am one of thoses who was able to catch the recent quick upgrade train, but I interviewed in August of last year. I wasn't going to risk coming if it was over 18 months. I did the attrition+growth math, and I knew it would happen fast, even when the current upgrades were at 2 years. Starting now though, there is probably around 100 more upgrades left to cover the growth and flows. 115 guys have been bypassed, and a large chunk have flown over 1 year, and are closer to bidding CA each day. And you also got a lot of new hires with the time ahead of you. It may be possible but I wouldn't bet on it.

Thanks for the input, 404. Hmm. Makes the decision more complex. Is the ADTG gone for good? What is the new system? PBS?

Sure, now if I could only find a way to not throw up at the mere thought of dealing with college people again I might do it.

In any case it looks like Compass won't be realistic in terms of achieving what I am looking for, I guess I need to wait until people are hiring DECs.