Try retooling your long term goals. Flying "little planes" (words of another regional FO when talking about the fractional/corporate industry) is working well for thousands of aviatiors.
Good Luck!

 

Achieving such a position depends on a multitude of things...primarily networking, having a minimum of 2500tt w/ 500 hours turbine and an ATP, networking, a strong commitment to customer service, and did I mention networking?

I've never been so happy to fly a jet so slow as I am in the Citation...

 

whaaaaa whaaaaa, boo hoo for you. You are not cut out for this job with your attitude. Go work overseas and when that does not work out you can get a nice office job and sent little Billy to college.

 

we need more of those around here...

 

So the people who ARE cut out for this job are the ones who will happily accept the poverty wages we get paid, and who will happily take anything we are offered by management as long as we get to fly a shiny jet? Maybe thats the attitude we should all have.

No crying here. Some treat this as a career and a way to earn a living, and expect to be rewarded for their efforts accordingly. It's not only about the love for flying, you know. If you see nothing wrong with the amount we get paid, then you have a problem. We all know what we were getting ourselves into, but the times have slightly changed since then, and so have future perspectives.

You cannot blame him, or anyone else who wants to leave this industry in the U.S for greener pastures overseas, where being a pilot still has some reward left in it.

I think we can all agree that we need to get paid more. All I am saying is I don't see any reason why anybody can jump/is jumping on Rascal's back for this, the frustration/anger are fully justifiable.

 

Nope, don't blame him for wanting to leave. If I hated my job and had little hope of improving my situation, I'd leave too. But when that day comes, I'll just leave - I won't come on this or any other forum full of airline pilots and whine to everyone else about how bad things are.

 

Well to each his own, this is a forum after all, used for discussion, as well as occasional venting to some who may understand.

 

Exactly, just move on. No need to go out with a bang!

 

try contract flying overseas....good luck Rascal we all share your pain....I guess

 

Amen brother.