Metro Pilots Needed - KCVG
09-18-2014, 09:24 AM
#12
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Originally Posted by Slick111
I'm not trying to start trouble here, but AMF is looking for superior pilots, to fly challenging equipment, in "hard IFR conditions", single pilot, on the backside of the clock, with "conventional instruments",.....for a three-year average annual salary of $40,756.
Or an average pilot could join a regional airline, work normal pilot hours, in normal conditions, be a "button pusher for wimpy airlines" using more modern instruments and equipment, upgrade, and earn nearly twice as much in three years.
What am I missing here?
Or an average pilot could join a regional airline, work normal pilot hours, in normal conditions, be a "button pusher for wimpy airlines" using more modern instruments and equipment, upgrade, and earn nearly twice as much in three years.
What am I missing here?
09-18-2014, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Slick111
I'm not trying to start trouble here, but AMF is looking for superior pilots, to fly challenging equipment, in "hard IFR conditions", single pilot, on the backside of the clock, with "conventional instruments",.....for a three-year average annual salary of $40,756.
Or an average pilot could join a regional airline, work normal pilot hours, in normal conditions, be a "button pusher for wimpy airlines" using more modern instruments and equipment, upgrade, and earn nearly twice as much in three years.
What am I missing here?
Or an average pilot could join a regional airline, work normal pilot hours, in normal conditions, be a "button pusher for wimpy airlines" using more modern instruments and equipment, upgrade, and earn nearly twice as much in three years.
What am I missing here?
After 3 years, it's 51700 (base pay with retention bonus) on 4th year pay (if you're even still in the Metro at that point).
If your regional upgrades in 3 years, I'd be suspicious as to why. It seems to me that the good ones are 7 years or more.
09-18-2014, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Cubdriver
I know guys who do this and they say it's the get-home-every-night aspect they like about it.
The key point is, once you're comfortable with the number of hours you have on your resume, you can bid reserve lines, get paid just as much, and have a little better QOL.
09-18-2014, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Slick111
I'm not trying to start trouble here, but AMF is looking for superior pilots, to fly challenging equipment, in "hard IFR conditions", single pilot, on the backside of the clock, with "conventional instruments",.....for a three-year average annual salary of $40,756.
Or an average pilot could join a regional airline, work normal pilot hours, in normal conditions, be a "button pusher for wimpy airlines" using more modern instruments and equipment, upgrade, and earn nearly twice as much in three years.
What am I missing here?
Or an average pilot could join a regional airline, work normal pilot hours, in normal conditions, be a "button pusher for wimpy airlines" using more modern instruments and equipment, upgrade, and earn nearly twice as much in three years.
What am I missing here?
I don't think you are "missing" anything. My only point was that it takes an honest to god hard working, no kidding, stick, rudder and seriously hard wired instrument pilot to do the single pilot Metro stuff.
The RJ stuff is definitely a more comfortable way to make a living. No doubt about it!
09-18-2014, 11:43 AM
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All that said, RJ SIC time is probably the faster path to most of the majors as opposed to 135 TPIC. And yes, RJ's are a lot easier to fly but if you can fly an RJ you can probably fly a bus or a glass boeing.
09-18-2014, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Cubdriver
I know guys who do this and they say it's the get-home-every-night aspect they like about it.
09-18-2014, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
All that said, RJ SIC time is probably the faster path to most of the majors as opposed to 135 TPIC. And yes, RJ's are a lot easier to fly but if you can fly an RJ you can probably fly a bus or a glass boeing.
09-18-2014, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by own nav
It gets better with seniorty as well. I know a bunch of Metro guys (myself included) who do less than 180 daytime layovers a year, and rarely spend the night away from home. It has been several years since I had a year with over 200 layovers.
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