What would you do? Returning to flight
06-20-2019 | 05:07 AM
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06-20-2019 | 06:05 AM
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
Careful... DEC training is not for the faint of heart, especially if you're not currently flying. Relatively high failure rate, and that will set you back much further than just doing a little right seat time to get back in the swing of things.
06-20-2019 | 07:14 AM
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06-20-2019 | 07:49 AM
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Indeed. And several places have near-DEC bonuses that will let you grab a couple hundred hours in the right seat to get your proficiency back.
06-20-2019 | 09:19 AM
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06-20-2019 | 09:20 AM
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06-20-2019 | 04:21 PM
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Fractional, depending on which one could be very good. Home basing, so no commuting, and no reserve. Pay is almost definitely better and good benifits as well. Plan on pocketing your perdiem as the fractionals will cater your meals and you'll keep all your hotel, and airline miles. Which is better than space available travel benefits the airlines offer. You already have 121 time so you will check that box if you are applying for the legacies. Cons are loading bags, stocking the airplane, not knowing where you are going while on duty.
Not sure what you are doing now, but likely you will not take as much of a pay cut to go with a fractional. I know a few guys that have been hired at the legacies from the fractionals, and some with no 121 time.
Not sure what you are doing now, but likely you will not take as much of a pay cut to go with a fractional. I know a few guys that have been hired at the legacies from the fractionals, and some with no 121 time.
06-20-2019 | 05:14 PM
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I can’t think of a fractional that has better long-term benefits than a Major US airline.
That being said, there is a push to retain/recruit corporate pilots with better benefits than in the past due to the prolific hiring by the majors.
That being said, there is a push to retain/recruit corporate pilots with better benefits than in the past due to the prolific hiring by the majors.
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