Originally Posted by rmcbear08 (Post 2173933)

How big are we talking?

Originally Posted by Apokleros (Post 2174209)

Don't feed the troll, ya'll....

Originally Posted by Turbosina (Post 2174147)

I just counted, out of curiosity.

Amazingly enough there are 588 FOs (give or take 10 or 20) who are more senior than the most junior CA just awarded. Given that we only have about 2000 FOs, that is a pretty large percentage.

Tells you something about life on reserve, or life commuting, or life commuting to reserve that nearly 600 pilots have bypassed upgrade to be able to hold a schedule they want in their home base.

Originally Posted by rickair7777 (Post 2174309)

Probably 200 afraid to upgrade, and will likely never even try (or fail miserably if they do).

Another 200 have jobs or businesses which pay enough that upgrade isn't important, plus they need the schedule flexibility for their other gig.

The other 200 are waiting for some combination of base/seniority before they pull the trigger.

Of those probably 300 will upgrade eventually, but not many of them any time soon. In general people who take the first upgrade don't move backwards in CA seniority. It can happen in a niche domicile, or if a domicile shrinks, but once you upgrade your global CA seniority should keep improving.

Originally Posted by elmetal (Post 2174010)

Done it before... On a much less efficient airplane (aka bro aka crediting over 4 a day was impossible. No one broke guarantee EVER).

Its gonna suck a bit, but I'm doing anything in my power to become better and more competitive to move on. It'll be at least a year before I can get back to den. And another year for a line. No way am I putting pic on hold for 2 years. I have no idea what this industry will look like next year much less 2 from now!

But i totally get the qol thing. It's hard to give up the ability to pick my days off and always get them. 32 hour 4 day last month, 26 hour 700 4 day (and I dont fly 4 days but that credit sucked me in)

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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules (Post 2174387)

Good for you! That's why you will succeed. Because you have the right attitude and the drive to make it happen.