Originally Posted by Ellen

$42/hr for a Captain? Are they nuts? This place needs to go out of business, talk about crooked.

Originally Posted by crawford9700

We recently got a new code share with Elite Airlines, and Frontier just agreed to the flow-through. Basically, the new hires will be interviewed by Frontier and Great Lakes before getting the job, and once reaching 1000 hours PIC, move on to Frontier. As previously stated before, we need captains, not F/O's. Pay was raised yet again for ATP qualified F/O's to $32 an hour (not the best, but its definitely better than before) and captains are $42. Now, that probably doesn't sound like the best to most people, but if you're trying to get your time as quickly as possible and move on up, there's probably no better place than Lakes. Some of the most fun flying you'll probably ever have in your career as well. But at the same time, dealing with management, maintenance, dispatch and crew scheduling will probably be the worst out of your career here. But hey, I'm just here to get my 1000 PIC and roll. So, that's only another couple years or so, out of a hopefully 40+ year career in this field. I can deal with the **** for that long.

Originally Posted by crawford9700

We recently got a new code share with Elite Airlines, and Frontier just agreed to the flow-through. Basically, the new hires will be interviewed by Frontier and Great Lakes before getting the job, and once reaching 1000 hours PIC, move on to Frontier. As previously stated before, we need captains, not F/O's. Pay was raised yet again for ATP qualified F/O's to $32 an hour (not the best, but its definitely better than before) and captains are $42. Now, that probably doesn't sound like the best to most people, but if you're trying to get your time as quickly as possible and move on up, there's probably no better place than Lakes. Some of the most fun flying you'll probably ever have in your career as well. But at the same time, dealing with management, maintenance, dispatch and crew scheduling will probably be the worst out of your career here. But hey, I'm just here to get my 1000 PIC and roll. So, that's only another couple years or so, out of a hopefully 40+ year career in this field. I can deal with the **** for that long.

Originally Posted by Apokleros

If there is one airline that ought to go down before all others, it is Great Mistakes. How on earth does it have plenty of FOs when there are CFI jobs that pay double to triple of what it does?

Originally Posted by 170driver

You are the reason that ****ty airlines get away with paying people **** wages.

Originally Posted by Apokleros

If there is one airline that ought to go down before all others, it is Great Mistakes. How on earth does it have plenty of FOs when there are CFI jobs that pay double to triple of what it does?

Originally Posted by Apokleros

If there is one airline that ought to go down before all others, it is Great Mistakes. How on earth does it have plenty of FOs when there are CFI jobs that pay double to triple of what it does?

Originally Posted by zondaracer

Some people really don't want to instruct.

Originally Posted by Five93H

Yep, I've come across some guys like that. They'd more likely sign up for P2F than sit in an Archer for a year and instruct. Also the same folks who complain about needing ATP requirements to fly 121. Often found at ERAU, WMU, UND.