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Old 10-31-2023 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Brian3613
I’m a 7 year captain at regional. With a wife, a kid and a mortgage….I can’t afford to live off of 2000 a month.
I couldn’t afford 3 grand to buy my ATP back when JetBlue required it. I applied anyway. When I finally got my ATP 6 years later, JetBlue hired me fairly quickly. Of course I lost over 1000 numbers seniority-wise; it probably cost me 5 years of Captain pay, plus two regionals collapsed under me in the meantime.

Now, if I need three grand, I pick up a 2-day trip on my days off. So looking back, I should have done just about anything to scrape together that three grand for the ATP to get out of the regionals. Live and learn.
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Old 10-31-2023 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
I couldn’t afford 3 grand to buy my ATP back when JetBlue required it. I applied anyway. When I finally got my ATP 6 years later, JetBlue hired me fairly quickly. Of course I lost over 1000 numbers seniority-wise; it probably cost me 5 years of Captain pay, plus two regionals collapsed under me in the meantime.

Now, if I need three grand, I pick up a 2-day trip on my days off. So looking back, I should have done just about anything to scrape together that three grand for the ATP to get out of the regionals. Live and learn.
Anyone who spends *one minute* longer than they need to at a regional has extremely suspect judgement, in my opinion. Being comfortable is absolutely your enemy when you're at a fee-for-departure company.
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