Originally Posted by UnderOveur (Post 1350000)

Two...no...three things.

1) I didn't miss anything. What I really said was a pathetic job is even MORE hard to get because now someone has to be perfect on paper, and that makes me laugh.

2) At no time did I ever say any regional pilot was a lowlife. What I said was...paraphrased...is that someone has to be stupid to want a job that pays what a regional airline pays while getting treated like dog poo.

3) The truth can be harsh sometimes. You regional guys should be used to that by now.

Originally Posted by fullflank (Post 1350015)

You do realize that "regional guys" also includes captains right? All of whom make between 70-100k. What are you pulling down these days big time cfi?

Originally Posted by Cruz5350 (Post 1350016)

Not if you don't work at one of dem der fancy regionals. $45k is pretty average lol prolly because they hire those multiple checkride bust guys.

Originally Posted by UnderOveur (Post 1350018)

I retired at 35 after working on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange trading currencies for Harris Bank of Chicago, then moving to Austin in '94 to go to work for a company no one had heard of called Dell Computer Corp., then for Apple Computer in 2000 for a few years after that.

I'm a CFI because I got bored and I like to fly.

How about you?

Originally Posted by fullflank (Post 1350022)

any jet operator is running an upgrade time of about 6 years now. Gojets excluded. No jet operator pays less then 72/hr to sixth year CA. Even at min guarantee of 72 hours thats 62200/year. Thats MIN guarantee not including per diem.

Originally Posted by Cruz5350 (Post 1350029)

I'm referring to prop operators.