Undecided on a Regional
04-20-2017, 03:58 PM
#21
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Wow is it 2007 again? This thread is giving me serious deja vu. It reminds me of when I had interview offers from 6 regionals and I was 22 and already planning out whether I would want to live in a Northwest or Continental base.
I decided to go to a place that had a decent (for a regional) reputation "just in case I get stuck". Which is good because I did get stuck and ended up being there for 9 years.
I decided to go to a place that had a decent (for a regional) reputation "just in case I get stuck". Which is good because I did get stuck and ended up being there for 9 years.
04-20-2017, 05:50 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by Duesenflieger
Don't discount part 135 operators. Better QOL, better pay, plus you won't ***** yourself out like at the regionals. You can jump ship to a good LCC or legacy once you have the time.
For every great 135 op, there are 10 like the ones above. I earned my first ticket back in 1990 and have spent most of my life in GA, and believe me... The bottom-most regional is light years better than most 135 ops when it comes to pay and QOL.
04-20-2017, 05:53 PM
#24
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Originally Posted by Turbosina
Better QOL? Better pay? Maybe at Netjets, but anyone with just 1,500 hours is likely to wind up at a shady 135 op where each airplane has more deferrals than seats. Or the places that pay you essentially nothing to 'build jet time' in the right seat of a clapped-out Lear 24 (God help us) but won't pay for your type rating, or...Oh man, I could go on and on. One outfit near me operates C-525s and puts guys in the right seat without even an SIC type, since it 'looks better' to the pax. But the aircraft is SP certified, so the poor loser in the right seat is really a flight attendant, pooper scooper, and general peon, and can't log any of the time.
For every great 135 op, there are 10 like the ones above. I earned my first ticket back in 1990 and have spent most of my life in GA, and believe me... The bottom-most regional is light years better than most 135 ops when it comes to pay and QOL.
For every great 135 op, there are 10 like the ones above. I earned my first ticket back in 1990 and have spent most of my life in GA, and believe me... The bottom-most regional is light years better than most 135 ops when it comes to pay and QOL.
04-20-2017, 06:19 PM
#27
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Originally Posted by WesternSkies
You guys get crew meals?
04-20-2017, 06:33 PM
#28
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Originally Posted by Turbosina
Better QOL? Better pay? Maybe at Netjets, but anyone with just 1,500 hours is likely to wind up at a shady 135 op where each airplane has more deferrals than seats. Or the places that pay you essentially nothing to 'build jet time' in the right seat of a clapped-out Lear 24 (God help us) but won't pay for your type rating, or...Oh man, I could go on and on. One outfit near me operates C-525s and puts guys in the right seat without even an SIC type, since it 'looks better' to the pax. But the aircraft is SP certified, so the poor loser in the right seat is really a flight attendant, pooper scooper, and general peon, and can't log any of the time.
For every great 135 op, there are 10 like the ones above. I earned my first ticket back in 1990 and have spent most of my life in GA, and believe me... The bottom-most regional is light years better than most 135 ops when it comes to pay and QOL.
For every great 135 op, there are 10 like the ones above. I earned my first ticket back in 1990 and have spent most of my life in GA, and believe me... The bottom-most regional is light years better than most 135 ops when it comes to pay and QOL.
04-20-2017, 06:43 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by minimwage4
I visited a Panda Express and Curritos, also McDonald's is giving me the good feelings too. Which should I get? I'm very much undecided. Any feedback would be great.
Seriously. Nothing.
04-20-2017, 06:48 PM
#30
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Originally Posted by Out West
Trend item - you're a ****ing prick that has offered exactly nothing to a single conversation in the past 2.5 months.
Seriously. Nothing.
Seriously. Nothing.
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