Best of all of them. Just lived the 4 day bunch last month.

I've started carrying extra mic windsocks. 300k a year, and captains can't afford a sock.

Well, when you hang out in C all day, you get a little... OOfff

As for mpet, it was bound to happen. Was probably some 200 driver with a deferred APU on a 4 day and at wits end.

On day 3 and leg 18 with all min rest overnights lol

So with Major retirements growing and new aircraft would it be possible for EDV upgrade times to drop from 3-2ish years over the next two years? I’m trying to get a picture of how things look. And if anyone has any input on choosing between Skywest and EDV that would be very helpful. To me both are great choices so it makes it hard to chose.

If you are referring to Endeavor, there are fairly few retirements over the next several years from here. If you are referring to other airlines, yes there are a lot. But that only matters if our pilots are applying. I would say a good 50%+ of the CAs I fly with haven’t applied anywhere. They are content waiting for their opportunity for the DGI. The other half are actively trying to leave and go to basically any other major.

Getting upgrade times down to 2 years will largely depend on how successful our pilots are at leaving.

Unless you are gonna live in an OO base I'd pass. I wouldn't commute there for less money and no union protection. If they vote in alpa that would be a huge first step.

Reality gross pay Y1 to Y2
 

Realistic year 1 gross salary in 2019 - 2020

So given this:

"First year First Officers earn between $61,000-72,000; highest pilot hourly rates in regional industry ($50.66/hr 2019, $51.42/hr 2020)"

What can I expect to see as true year 1 and 2 GROSS pay?

Set me straight 😀

That's about right.. It's right around 60K and can be more if you pick up OT..

$50.66 x 75 x 12 months, then plus $10,000... that's the minimum for year 1 and the amount for what you should budget. It works out to about $55,500. Like they say, that rate goes up to $51.42 on 1/1.

There are opportunities to gross more during training (depending on when your classes/sessions fall), if you pick up during reserve, or if you happen to land a line sooner.

Year 2 is totally dependent on equipment, line status, and how much extra you want to work. In 2021, second year FO rates will be $59.26 on the 200 and $61.57 on the 900.