Poak? its paok...poak sounds like some fat sloth creature..... So yeah I spoke with some family members, I definatly need PIC. For what its worth I am going to do my brothers instrument and commercial... I know its a piper, but it can't hurt. Hopefully upgrades will start to come down at Comair. Im gonna have like 4000 Turbine and 280 PIC, now that is hilarious.

CL601- I know there are TONS of people in my position and ton that are a lot worse....I am interested to see how it all pans out 5 years from now!

Saab, why do you mention UAL? They hire chicks with 800 hours? SWEET!

 

haha Im just messsing with ya, If I were you and you honestly have a "shoe in", I would do COMAIR for a little while longer until you really feel comfortable (Absorb as much as you can) and then go to a place like Mesaba where you could potentially get hired as a street CA or upgrade within a year. If I had a shoe in I would get the PIC time, ( have 1100hrs PIC, but 0 turbine PIC) I woud do that and get out of the regional world ASAP.........

 

Boyfriend and I shoulda gone to Mesaba when he got recalled and I had an interview...but we stayed at Comair for New York.....

 

ill be your boyfriend

 

At least your at a decent regional. I think that most people wanted that first job so bad that they went and took the first one that came along that would hire them. Then they get upset when they find out its a crap company. What most people now days don't realize is that virtually all of the regionals have become a really tough place to work.

The way is was years ago, before the 500 hour whiz kid phenomenon, you had to plan on being at a job for a much longer period time before upgrades and moving on. So most people were a little more careful with regards to who they work for. I know guys who said no when they got offers and had no backup jobs. They used the crap carriers for interview prep and stayed instructing until Skywest (they were the absolute top of the regionals back then) would call and thats only because you needed a relative inside at Horizon to get in there plus a letter of rec from god himself.

 

Hey Saab, Your a such a Love Machine! Its a wonder you have time to fly your line of time.

 

Your right. I PICKED Comair for QOL, Base, and it is a decent place to work. Cancelled other interviews, etc... and chose to come here. I am just trying to figure out what I am going to do in the future. Always looking forward to the next step. I don't think I want to make a lateral move. Maybe if I was based AWAY from home and had a horrible QOL, I would leave for the upgrade. As nice as it would be to be at Mesaba with a quick upgrade, I can tell you I would not be happy living in a crashpad in Memphis. I am not unhappy here, and upgrades ARE comming down at all the airlines. I guess I'd be even worse off at say Eagle, lol.

 

Thats for sure. I don't know anyone who works under the AMR umbrella that really likes it. Check out their pilots walking through the terminal. None of them look all too happy.

 

I know!! Infact, I dont know any pilots who like flying at all.

Well... I didnt want you to look like an idiot all by yourself out there.... just intentionally keeping you company.

 

Sorry, I wasn't refering to you and your friends with the backpacks.