Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432264)
Your example is rare. The other side of the spectrum, Great Lakes starts out at $16 an hour, at a 75 hour guarantee that's $14,400 a year base.
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Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432258)
Newsflash! Why bother going to the regionals at all? There are plenty of right seat vacancies for Citations, King Airs etc who need a gear swinger. Could contract out on the side while you instruct.
Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432261)
Not true Mr Mustache. I know plenty of guys who instructed, went to Ameriflight, and now fly for Allegiant, Southwest and JetBlue. Not one single hour in the Barbie jet.
Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432264)
Your example is rare. The other side of the spectrum, Great Lakes starts out at $16 an hour, at a 75 hour guarantee that's $14,400 a year base.
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1432270)
I started at 9E in late 2003 and made 26k first year on 20 dollars an hour pay. The regionals staff so tight that most pilots make well above guarantee.
Tough to swallow after earning almost double that bashing the pattern. |
Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432275)
Pinnacle staff tight. I have friends at SkyWest still on reserve who were hired a year ago. 60 hours a month credit during training at $22, then 75 hour guarantee.
Tough to swallow after earning almost double that bashing the pattern. |
Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432275)
Pinnacle staff tight. I have friends at SkyWest still on reserve who were hired a year ago. 60 hours a month credit during training at $22, then 75 hour guarantee.
Tough to swallow after earning almost double that bashing the pattern. |
QUOTE "Or you could have more than 4-5 days off, a schedule, free travel, etc."
Free travel? Good luck with that one. Since all the mergers, even revenue passengers get bumped. Non-rev travel is all but worthless now. Ameriflight has CASS, pays more than a regional, and turbine PIC after 6 month in the chieftain. |
QUOTE "Then don't go to work for Lakes. Base pay at SkyWest is just shy of 20K, not counting per diem. Second year is 28K if you stay on the Brasilia."
Actually, training at SkyWest is paid at 60 hours a month at $22 an hour with no per diem. So year one base pay is around $19,000. Instructor gig over 2 years is $64,000. SkyWest on the brasillia over 2 years is $47,000. A year instructing followed by a year at Amflight would earn you around $60,000 and get you some turbine PIC on your resume. |
Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432281)
Free travel? Good luck with that one. Since all the mergers, even revenue passengers get bumped. Non-rev travel is all but worthless now.
Ameriflight has CASS, pays more than a regional, and turbine PIC after 6 month in the chieftain. |
Originally Posted by Ultralight
(Post 1432284)
QUOTE "Then don't go to work for Lakes. Base pay at SkyWest is just shy of 20K, not counting per diem. Second year is 28K if you stay on the Brasilia."
Actually, training at SkyWest is paid at 60 hours a month at $22 an hour with no per diem. So year one base pay is around $19,000. I agree, better than Lakes but still a hit to the pocket. If your overriding priority in life is your next paycheck and not the next 5+ years then by all means enjoy life in the pattern. Or get to a good regional and enjoy having a life that doesn't include "RIGHT RUDDER!" and has 15 days off a month. Sure, it won't happen right out of IOE, but most likely it will happen. |
Originally Posted by TallFlyer
(Post 1432293)
Or get to a good regional and enjoy having a life that doesn't include "RIGHT RUDDER!" and has 15 days off a month. Sure, it won't happen right out of IOE, but most likely it will happen.
Sure, wont happen out of IOE, but depending on the carrier it wont be long after. And being able to kick back at FL410 at 500 kts.... makes you forget that maybe you made the same amount sweating in a Cessna with a student who's mommy and daddy thinks would make a great pilot and future APC troll. (insert sarcasm there) |
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