Don't forget the, "you must've failed out of training".

 

Whatever dudes, I just want some news, no nonsense.

 

How many GL guys in the last UPS class?

 

Give it a rest facebiter. You spend way to much time on here bashing mesa. We get it, you don't like this airline.

I should spend that kind of time bashing republic but I don't care enough to do so.

God Bless,
Bryan

 

We cool bro. Peace love joy.

Your Friend,
Facebiter

 

Someone posted the $29 GL captain pay vs $40 Horizon FO pay. Then someone corrected with $32 Mesa captain pay vs $40 Horizon FO pay.

I upgraded in 8 months at Mesa in 2006 right at 1500hrs. (When Mesa had 3200 pilots) So I was making the $32/hr.

Until I left Mesa, I had no idea what I didn't know while I was a captain at Mesa. I survived my captain time at Mesa without getting violated thankfully. Some of my fellow Mesa captains were not so fortunate. Looking back at it - one of the drawbacks to upgrading so quickly was I didn't get to see a whole year of 121 operations. Hired in June - upgraded in Jan - so not seeing a years worth of operations meant the first time I deiced I was a captain and the FO wasn't much help he/she was a 200hr wet multi-commercial instrument new hire paired with a wet 1500hr ATP. So lots of grey hairs earned during that time frame.

Anyways when I left a year later for the better regional I was thinking 2d yr FO at $34. It will only be a one year pay cut... - I was wrong. 1st/2d year captain pay $32/hr x 120hrs/month. Does not equal 2d year FO pay $34/hr x 75hr reserve guarantee. It wasnt until I got up to $41/hr on 5th year FO pay did I finally equal the $32/hr as a captain at Mesa.

I will say though that the 1000hrs of tpic that I got as a captain for 11 months at Mesa definitely helped me move on past the regional I went to after Mesa, as I never got a chance to upgrade at the better regional.

 

What the hell is a face biter anyway? Shouldn't your screen name be Sh!t stirrer?

 

Whoa. Not cool broseph.

 

And to clarify, all of those low mesa CA rates being talked about were for the B1900. I'm not saying $55/hr flying a jet is ok, but it's not $32.

 

Hey, thanks for answering my question.