A little over 2 years at Skywest. I only have only moved up 3 numbers (from the bottom) in the past year and a half.

 

coming up near 5 years at Comair, spent first 2 on reserve, then a line for about a year, then back to reserve, and now back to a line.

Total 3 out of 5 years on reserve...all as an FO

 

Pay raises as a CFI are much bigger and you can change jobs and start at a higher salary unlike airline jobs. You can also job hunt and command a higher salary. As a highly respected regional airline professional you have your big $1.25 raises every year to look forward to. Want to jump ship for a better job? Or your company lost their planes to a company that contracts out for the same routes you use to fly? Welcome back to year one pay ($18,000).

I guess you guys do not get it. Be forewarned, I am going to be a condescending prick for a second here.

I am so lucky, I am building longevity at a crappy regional airline (they are all crappy). I sit around 1,000 miles from my house, my dog and my family and watch TV and eat. Wait, I thought I signed up to fly airplanes? I am lucky if I am home 10 days a month. This is so enjoyable, I hope I get to do this for 5 years straight. I am happy though, I am building longevity. Longevity is so important to me because I am going to be furloughed in 6 months and will probably not get called back for 3 years. At least my job is enjoyable and I am building longevity. Did I lay on the sarcasm a little too thick?

 

HA-HA. But you don't get to fly a jet. Looser!

























*LOADED WITH SARCASM*

 

2 Years reserve. Then Furlough. 1 of those years was as the junior guy on my aircraft... lots of Ready Reserve

 

Whether your an FO or Captain and on reserve should be noted as well, some of these times are misleading...

 

Wow, all this from a bunch of us hired during the "PILOT SHORTAGE".

 

1 year XE then Furlough,
1 year XJ then Furlough,
I have a feeling I will be a career reservist.

I would like it if future contract negotiations worked to make reserve more desirable. Thus getting senior people who live in base to possibly bid it.

 

Eight years on reserve before I could hold a line.

 

We have a few here that do that in both seats.