Will you guys continue to fly after 60?

 

You need to increase the font size so they can read it.

 

now that's funny

 

nah, as long as their arms are long enough to hold the monitor far enough away to read it, they should be good.

 

Not planning on it but I'll cast my vote in about 23 years.

 

I plan on retiring at 45, to each there own. Personally I don’t think any gov should limit your age to retire if you are medically fit. Flame on...

My rant, even though I voted for ALPA at skyw, where are they on increasing the requirements (barriers to entry) for pilots? Asa now has no min's? Doctors get it, why not pilots? Guess they are the most smartest....

 

I wanna know your secret! To be able to retire at age 45 would be incredible.

 

Leverage cash on investment properties, pretty simple really, borrow against your equity in other properties, then buy more. You can use 80% of your rental income to qualify for other properties as well. Also there are huge tax advantages, i.e. writing off interest. etc....

 

I'm curious - is there a difference in opinions between those who still have some sort of A fund and those who don't.

 

You do realize that ASA is run by Skywest CEO's.? unfortunately, ASA (ie skywest, with a union) operates in the eastern market which is much different then where skywest operates. For example if you are from the west say denver area what good regionals are there? Mesa- oh awesome!, horizon- you upgrade at retirement and skywest, so you see you have the ability to still have high minimums where as there are many more east coast carriers. So ASA hires a guy with 600 hours (on average) and a crj course? whats the difference from hiring a guy with 850 hours and some time in type... seriously past 5 or 600 hours what does 400 more hours of steep turns and patterns do for you? It's economic need, If ASA had to cancel flights it would hurt skywest inc. The obvious solution is to raise pay to get more pilots that said forget the regionals and looked elsewhere for jobs. alpa obvious wants to raise wages. Alpa Tried for 5 years after asa's contract expired to raise wages and when skywest bought ASA skywest worked as long as they could to not give them a raise because they make more money that way. Skywest could agree to signifigant raise in the first officer ranks at ASA and there would be no problems finding new guys with high hours. So basically Skywest inc in general is the one that is reducing the barriers to entry at ASA. Trust me i don't think 250 hour guys are ready to be flying airlines but they also have to pass the same interview and make it through training.

Listen I know it sounds like im *****ing at skywest, truth is i respect the company and they stay in the black every quarter. They provde me good job security.