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We all pay in the end. Plenty of guys get hosed at work who supposedly "play by the rules". It makes more sence to loose a few thousand dollars to PFT than a decade of your life to ladder climbing.

SkyHigh

If you want to move toward 135 flying but are just waiting on the time, try Air Cargo Carriers. They hire low time. Its multi/turbine and they upgrade very quickly. Pay is adequate and once you upgrade you will make 40-50k easy....Quick way to build up quality time.

Hiring seems to move slow right now....I interviewed in June successfully but wasnt offered a class until september....I found another job and declined but it would be a good place.

FWIW.

i went to an academy, taught for a year, flew 135 for another year in a 402...does that mean I didn't earn my job??? I don't see your point here.

I think people are overreacting a little I'm the last one to advocate regional flying especially tprop, but it really is not a big deal to make it through training. You don't have to fly for shady cargo ops. As long as you have the right attitude and knowledge you will pass. It's the people that second guess themselves that get hurt. And by the way 135 cargo is no peanuts and often they've got tougher mins than some regionals.

From my perspective, I'd much rather see the turboprop regional time in students than 135 experience. Nothing against 135 flying, but that kind of experience is not as good in preparing folks for an airline environment.

Being only 24 there is a whole life ahead of me. As a pilot there will be a fair amount of time away from home. When I first started, I was ready to role, get my time and get in that right seat and work my tail off for the first airline that would hire me. After getting time 800 - 900 total and the interview with Xjet came along and it would have been Newark. Looking back Newark would have been ok but what a commute! As I got more time Bigsky came calling which you know I was pumped about. It sounds like a good place but Melissa got sick and she still is. That is why I haven't returned. Wifes health over a regional, I will take that any day. Skywest would have been great!!! That I why I am holding out for them in another month. With my time now 1300/190 I can get a interview with nearly any airline. I am going with a "good" regional. Somewhere that has good QOL, pay (of couse after the first year), good equiptment and good captains that can teach me alot is what I am looking for. There are other things in the world other than getting in the first jet/turboprop that is offered. Relax, take a pill and just enjoy where you are at now. Don't be so eager to become the next quizbot.

Not trying to become the next Quizbot, by any means. It seems like I will be at a regional for a while, why not get it started? I will build time faster, and will be able to move to another regional if I don't like the one that I am at (and start at the bottom, just like I would do if I came out of instructing). It just seems that flying 121 would be better experience than continuing to ask students why they didn't flare for the tenth time that day.

You're right, Shaun. I prefer to ask myself why I didn't flare:D