BeatNavy

It does keep getting better. Pairing J5R51: DH to ROC, DH back the next day. Self both ways = 10 free hours without leaving the couch. Too bad i was commuting and couldn’t snag it in time, but I’m glad someone did. Scheduling keeps getting better!

Std Deviation

Because the alternative is the carelessly tossed”shopping list” length paper pile obscuring things like oh, the rudder trim, flap handle, parking brake, etc. Gonna really be hard to get you all out of this one when I’m there with the NTSB taking pics of the condition of the cockpit. Soooo, this was where exactly? I’m not OCD about the paper but when I’m PF and the rudder trip is obscured it drives me crazy. Uh, yeah I’ll just hold the pressure when the engine quits.

pilotpayne

So not defending the company but doesn’t JetBlue give you guys more I guess flight time credit vs the “real airlines” when it comes to helicopters?

I am glad they do if they do. I have never understood why they don’t value it the same. I would think If you can fly a helicopter you can fly a plane, but that’s me.

pilotpayne

Don’t be so sure

RiddleEagle18

You ain’t **** without a clipboard. Just ask any Dominican airport worker.


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BeatNavy

Yeah, JB gives it good credit...more than any other major airline. Good for JetBlue because guys will come here before being competitive at other airlines and are less likely to bail. Good for helo guys Bc they can escape regionals faster. In my case if I stayed at my regional I would have made the same as I do here for the 2 years I’ve been here while building TPIC and most likely would have been at a legacy by now. AA/DL/UA don’t mind if their pax fly with helo background dudes at the regionals, but don’t count it at mainline...rubbed me the wrong way. That’s one reason I liked JetBlue and wanted to come here. Now pay/QOL/contract (lack thereof)/career expectations has rubbed me the wrong way here. Hope this place gets better. Even some of my juicer friends have become jaded, put on lanyards, and started looking elsewhere.

slimothy

That’s what initially drew me to B6. But now I have more than 2x more ME time than helo time, UA an DL NEED me, they just haven’t realized it yet.

slimothy

I fell into a good deal before I retired, and left with about 1600 ME PIC. Did less than a year at at a regional, nearly 2 here. Knocking on 3k hours ME, half of which is Mil PIC. Stats which seem to be getting guys the call at UA and DL, not sure why my phone ain’t ringing. But I keep updating.

rooinek

Had the same mentality: "If I go to X airline it would take me Y years to catch up on income from what I make at my regional". Even made a spreadsheet for it and turned down Frontier, Spirit, Atlas and Virgin. I decided I was only going to go to an airline that would offer an actual jump in pay. Then the DAL interview came and I wasn't hired. I thought it went well, I'm qualified, none of the others were more competent or better candidates, just the wrong interviewers on the wrong day I guess. Now considering JB as an option. The rest of the legacies may never call. Don't forget how much luck is involved in this career. Average pilot pay in 2016 at JB was ~$150k. Yes, at DAL it was ~$228k, but $150k is still way more than I can earn as a regional pilot.

Source: Airline Data Project

pilotpayne

I had thought about buying one and next time I was down there do the walk around with it to see what they would do.