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walangtakot

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Hello, I am in the process of applying to skywest airlines. I would like to be based out of saltlake or tucson. I am trying to plan ahead and look at the financial impact of first year pay. My question is can any of you skywest pilots give me a straightup answer as to what I can expect to bring home my first year at skywest. I am a young, motivated CFI and not a big spender but I do have flying loans that I start paying on next month. Any and all info./ recommendations appreciated. I want to and am willing to live wherever the first 6 months or so and to pick up extra trips to hopefully (time out) or max out my flying hours. Thanks again!
 
their $19 an hour is among the lowest off all regionals. comes out to about 22k a year.

And you'll likely change your mind real quick about working extra....time at home is what youll shoot for.
 
If you're single and want to work hard, I'll bet you can hit 27k. You'd have to credit 100+ hours a month and hit about $300/month in per-diem. It's a sheetload, but it's doable.
 
Goose Egg said:
How long does it take to hold SLC? Could one get it out of training?

-Goose
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32 out of 37 in my class got SLC out of training, but that changes all the time. You should be able to hold SLC VERY soon.
 
MarineGrunt said:
32 out of 37 in my class got SLC out of training, but that changes all the time. You should be able to hold SLC VERY soon.
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Sweet. How long is reserve in SLC? (I probably should have asked that earlier.) Probably depends somewhat on equip--Bro vs. CRJ

-Goose
 
Goose Egg said:
Sweet. How long is reserve in SLC? (I probably should have asked that earlier.) Probably depends somewhat on equip--Bro vs. CRJ

-Goose
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I couldn't tell you exactly, but I'm sure not very long at all. I sat reserve out of IOE (just after x-mas) for only two weeks in ORD.

You can pretty much plan on getting assigned the Bro if you have less than 2000tt and no turbine time. Last new-hire bro FO I talked to was an SFO reserve.
 
Gr82Aviate said:
There's nothing wrong with the Bro...are ya one of the SJS types?
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Nope, I'm one of those LTE types. Likes To Eat.

Naw, seriously, there is nothing wrong with the Bro. I'd fly it in a heartbeat if that were my only option, just like I'd fly a Metro or a 1900. Granted, I'm not even close to being done with my dues-paying, but then again, I've already encountered enough affliction to not want to sell myself short.

-Goose

Awww... Ya can't really win on flightinfo anyway... Fly "anything" for "any pay" and you are all of a sudden "what's wrong with the industry." Be more selective, and all of a sudden, you've got SJS. Oh well.
 
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im going to time out this year at skyw, over 100hrs allot of months. I make average of 1k-1.3k every 2 weeks. I have no wife, no mortgage, no dog, multiple girlfriends (I dont buy drinks or dinner for any of them!), and I barely get by with rent/school loans/car payment/credit cards. So if you have a fam/kid, and the old lady is not pulling $$, be ready for hell. Otherwise nut up, second year pay is good and upgrade is -1 year.
 
Goose Egg said:
Nope, I'm one of those LTE types. Likes To Eat.

Naw, seriously, there is nothing wrong with the Bro. I'd fly it in a heartbeat if that were my only option, just like I'd fly a Metro or a 1900. Granted, I'm not even close to being done with my dues-paying, but then again, I've already encountered enough affliction to not want to sell myself short.

-Goose

Awww... Ya can't really win on flightinfo anyway... Fly "anything" for "any pay" and you are all of a sudden "what's wrong with the industry." Be more selective, and all of a sudden, you've got SJS. Oh well.
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1st year pay is the same for both A/C...
 
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Gr82Aviate said:
1st year pay is the same for both A/C...
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At SkyWest... First year pay at Eagle for the ERJ/CRJ is $5/hour more. That's what causes me a bit of pause... I like to at least make a little more than what my expenses are.

-Goose
 
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Goose Egg said:
At SkyWest... First year pay at Eagle for the ERJ/CRJ is $5/hour more. That's what causes me a bit of pause... I like to at least make a little more than what my expenses are.

-Goose
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I guess it wasn't clear that I was talking about Skyw and not Eagle...(figured the bro was a good giveaway)
 
Goose Egg said:
At SkyWest... First year pay at Eagle for the ERJ/CRJ is $6/hour more. That's what I'm getting at.

-Goose
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You need to rank what is important to you: $$$, upgrade time, QOL, etc...

It's very hard to get good advice in this industry because everyone's motivations are different.

You mention that the first year pay sucks, but also consider that the upgrade at SkyW right now (not tomorrow) is 13 months on the RJ. That helps make up some ground...
 

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