Pics or it didn't happen.

 

Overtake! How's flying in the outskirts of space? I thought I saw you a few weeks back going to Kearney, but my FO said it was probably the Intl space station. Oh well, next time.

 

IMHO GLA is good option for a few, select people. Namely, folks who already live in Williston, Pierre, Farmington, Cheyenne, or any of the back-water bases. Such a person who chose another airline would be faced with a pretty crappy commute or a move. Both cost money and are a pain. I can see biting the bullet a year or two before moving on.

But I have a hard time understanding why anybody currently living far from a jerkwater base would willingly endure a base pay of $14,400/year.

To the OP: If it works for you, great, congrats. But it really sounds like you are trying to justify why you made the choice you did. Oh, and EVERY regional has at least a few folks who made it to the best mainline carriers. I'd even bet there might be a few who made it coming from a 135 or even 91 shop. So save the poster child success stories.

 

Life is pretty good! Trying to get back to the 121 world on this hiring wave though. I'm missing the airlines quite a bit these days. I hope you're keeping those lakers in line

 

I'm trying to keep them in line, but we have a pretty good crop, so it's easy. Finally reduced the memory items to a 16 checklist QRC (quick ref checklist), 8 of which have memory items. SO MUCH EASIER! Works great too! Glad to hear you're doing well.

 

Ok...so does pretty much every 135 freight dog out there...those guys can single pilot a 1900 or Metroliner all night long. Guess what...the majors still want glass/FMS time.

I've had friends do the Lakes thing...all three ended up upgrading, then sitting right seat in an RJ to get time...because the majors don't give a damn about how much time you have without an autopilot.

What's impressive is a pilot who is humble about his abilities...not one who comes on an Internet forum to brag about being a super pilot because he went to a company with trash equipment and lifestyle.

 

Consequences of making the industry stronger. It's not nice or good, but it's better for the industry as a whole. Yes, it means less pilots have jobs. I think most anybody that advocates this realizes the consequences.

 

Worland? isnt that the dude from harry potter?..

 

Well, you should tell this to Alaska, Allegiant, Spirit, Omni, XOJet and when they were hiring last; Southwest, Delta, United, FedEx, UPS, Frontier, Flex Jet, NetJets, etc because they all consistantly hire pilots directly from Great Lakes. Apparently no one told them that they only wanted pilots with glass/FMS time.

 

Virgin has several pilots from Great Lakes. I imagine that [insert ANY major/LCC airline] have several pilots from Great Lakes is also a true statement.