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How is that even possible. Your average credit is 142 hours a month? What's your average days off
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#363
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That was about my average at my regional after upgrading. Got 179 but knew people who got a lot more. Worked quite a bit for it though. About time regional pay rigs and premium make it to mainline.
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LOL. Love how guys who have zero clue are like "that doesn't take into account pension and free medical" like that somehow totally zeroes the military equation out. I am not a "thank me for my service" kind of guy, but if you haven't endured the military of the last 25 years, you probably shouldn't comment.
That dude's post is gold, and I a glad he posted it here. A first year regional pilot is making way more than someone with years of experience flying an airplane off the front of a carrier into the dark of night with no divert options. Let that sink in. It's a good time to be in this industry.
That dude's post is gold, and I a glad he posted it here. A first year regional pilot is making way more than someone with years of experience flying an airplane off the front of a carrier into the dark of night with no divert options. Let that sink in. It's a good time to be in this industry.
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From: 7ER B...whatever that means.

And yeah, there was never a repo.
#366
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The grass is not greener. You are flying a fighter jet in the Navy. Pretty darn cool. I wouldnt trade 1 day of my military service for 1 day at the airlines and I was a loser helicopter pilot for a big chunk of it. This airline flying is by far the most boring flying you will ever do.....how guys do 40 years of LGA-DFW without going crazy is beyond me. Wait, I get it, they do JFK-LHR over and over also.
That's so true, but at the same time the work-in vs money-out is beyond comparison. I think I averaged 9 days of work/month last year. Add that to the check of the month club and $300/yr health care and it's a great place to be in retirement. Couldn't even even compare that to my slowest time in the military, even pre-9/11.
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The grass is not greener. You are flying a fighter jet in the Navy. Pretty darn cool. I wouldnt trade 1 day of my military service for 1 day at the airlines and I was a loser helicopter pilot for a big chunk of it. This airline flying is by far the most boring flying you will ever do.....how guys do 40 years of LGA-DFW without going crazy is beyond me. Wait, I get it, they do JFK-LHR over and over also.
-more than double the compensation
-almost complete control over where you live and what you do with your life
-no extra duties on top of flying the jet
-more time to pursue other hobbies/spend time with family.
I’ll take that trade every day. The grass is very much greener.
DAL year 6 NB FO
W-2 247k
401k DC 38k
-Former Navy pilot
#369
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LOL. Love how guys who have zero clue are like "that doesn't take into account pension and free medical" like that somehow totally zeroes the military equation out. I am not a "thank me for my service" kind of guy, but if you haven't endured the military of the last 25 years, you probably shouldn't comment.
That dude's post is gold, and I a glad he posted it here. A first year regional pilot is making way more than someone with years of experience flying an airplane off the front of a carrier into the dark of night with no divert options. Let that sink in. It's a good time to be in this industry.
That dude's post is gold, and I a glad he posted it here. A first year regional pilot is making way more than someone with years of experience flying an airplane off the front of a carrier into the dark of night with no divert options. Let that sink in. It's a good time to be in this industry.
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Originally Posted by Nantonaku;[url=tel:3564138
3564138[/url]]Did you endure the regional FO life the last 25 years before the $100k signing bonuses?
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