Originally Posted by BigZ (Post 2597335)

That's all great and stuff, but

- How long till you flow to AA? How long to Spirit/JetBlue?
- How long to upgrade to NB CA at AA/Spirit/JetBlue?
- How long to hold the base you want at all of the above?
- How likely are you to keep the job if economy tanks? What if the oil price doubles?
- How are the QoL items? STD/LTD? 401k contributions? How many years you have left till 65?
It doesn't automatically boil to $/hr and there is no one size fits all answer

Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer (Post 2597366)

Thanks you and everyone for the advice and some input. Honestly. This is why the forum exists.. that AND to **** talk, of course :D

Originally Posted by bigtime209 (Post 2597447)

The point of my post was to squash the misconception that the new JB AIP and Spirit TA will have higher hourly rates. Would it be foolish for some people to wait around and flow to AA when they could possibly go to JB? Absolutely. I don't need to rehash all the reasons that someone should jump on a JB opportunity as opposed to waiting to flow, you laid all of that out. I was simply pointing out a fact.

Originally Posted by bigtime209 (Post 2597449)

You bet. If you've never been in the 121 game and never have commuted, you simply don't realized how awful commuting is. It really can make the job miserable and can make life stressful. You're number 1 priority when picking base/equipment is to pick whatever gets you driving to work ASAP. There's no plane in existence that is worth a commute if it pays exactly the same. Good luck!

Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer (Post 2597089)

I’d figure that the 175 would be fun to fly until I get my 1000 hours and upgrade to the 145. That’s probably shiny jet syndrome talking haha I’ll end up picking 145 so I can eventually drive to work. I hope the 175 comes to MIA, that’d be a game changer for me.

Originally Posted by SoFloFlyer (Post 2597089)

I’d figure that the 175 would be fun to fly until I get my 1000 hours and upgrade to the 145. That’s probably shiny jet syndrome talking haha I’ll end up picking 145 so I can eventually drive to work. I hope the 175 comes to MIA, that’d be a game changer for me.

Originally Posted by MD-11Loader (Post 2598872)

I would take the three months in LGA and accumulate some flight time. Unless you live in ORD you may as well take the positive space passes and unlimited commuter hotels. You’ll be deep down on the reserve list in ORD and will barely fly.