Whats so great about working at a major?

[pkober]

So is an F-22 challenging with all the automation? I bet it is not but only made challenging by those who fly it.

Explain how a single seat fighter/attack aircraft is easy to fly?

The most challenging approaches we do in the 737, CAT III, are auto lands. Not very difficult. Very cool, but not tough. It is tough not spilling your diet coke, I will give you that.

I would think that if you take a F-22 into combat with SAM's (those are missle thingies that bad guys shoot at aeroplanes) and AAA (that's anti aircraft arty) being fired at you it may become slightly more difficult than a CAT III autoland. Just slightly.

I'm pretty sure the automation you're talking about in a modern combat aircraft is not what you're trying to compare to in an airliner. Automation in military aircraft, generally, doesn't include autoland. On some, maybe. Most deal with weapons and defensive suites.

Can't compare 'em dude.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Rez, you could have fooled me...with your extremely low situational awareness on military matters from the last military thread you decided to weasel your way in on, I didn't even know you knew what "0-6" or "0-5" meant.

Hey ..... not every one is as dumb as you... I'll ask permission next time I venture over to the MIL forum. What is your CO's phone number....

Don't worry, when I pin on 0-5 I'll send you an invite.

No...thanks.... Lt Cols. are a dime a dozen... Call me if your called General-What's-His-Nuts. I tell you the same thing the girls in the O'club tell you... No thanks...

I think there's another jumpseating thread you can brag about on in the regional's section. Your advice is needed asap.

Hey better to be schooled on how to jumpseat on a moniker message board than by your CP at CAL...

 

[TurboJetCpt]

This is a serious question. Is it really that great to take a pay cut for a long time to go to a major from a regional? Is quality of life much better? Hotels? Schedules? I see people are fighting to get into a place like Delta. Please explain what kind of improvments I will find when leaving a captain job at a regional to go over to the majors. I make about 90k a year and have my weekends and holidays off now. So its tough to get motivated to leave, even though I dont really like my job.

Until the unions win back some MAJOR concessions, there IS no future...unless you are in your 20's with lots of time to build that 401k. Time will tell if any of these "majors" make a comeback. As of now, the legacy carriers suck...but who knows what is in the future. Now, if you get on with SWA, FEDEX or UPS, CHA CHING !!!

 

[jonjuan]

And by the way...I have 3 very close friends that went to law school instead of going to flight training like I did...and they are ALL making well over $100,000 (something I have yet to do in this industry) a year and one cleared 7 figures this year.

Our standards have really gone into the toilet.

I also know a few lawyers and all are miserable unless in the bottom of a bottle of tequila.
I am confident that your 7 figure year buddy has standards which are "in the toilet" as you say. You seem to be somehow jealous of these lawyers. Would you really change careers if you knew their day to day jobs? Didn't think so.

 

[jonjuan]

Current fighters are easy to fly.

From a zoomie who has never landed on the boat at night after a 3.5. LOL....

 

[igneousy2]

I also know a few lawyers and all are miserable unless in the bottom of a bottle of tequila.
I am confident that your 7 figure year buddy has standards which are "in the toilet" as you say. You seem to be somehow jealous of these lawyers. Would you really change careers if you knew their day to day jobs? Didn't think so.

Why should I have to change careers? You don't seem to think a well trained, experienced pilot is worth what a starting lawyer at a large law firm is worth.

 

[hopalong]

Amen igneousy2! Pilots are responsible for more lives and real estate than any other profession. Shouldn't we be paid accordingly? It sickens me that some of us qualify for food stamps. We need to stick together and defend our value.

 

[Draginass]

So is an F-22 challenging with all the automation? I bet it is not but only made challenging by those who fly it.

A poster child for . . . .

"Better to keep your mouth shut and have everyone think you are ignorant, rather than open it and prove that you are."

Please don't tell us that the dork in the avatar with the sunglasses and an arrogant grin is really you.

 

[instructordude]

A poster child for . . . .

"Better to keep your mouth shut and have everyone think you are ignorant, rather than open it and prove that you are."

Please don't tell us that the dork in the avatar with the sunglasses and an arrogant grin is really you.

Yeah it is me. Whats wrong with a smile for doing something I love. Frankly the way I look at my job is the company lets me fly the jet for free but pays me by the day to sit in the airport or hotel. I'm having a blast and my avatar says it all. Sorry about enjoying myself.

 

[Hawker dude]

Yeah it is me. Whats wrong with a smile for doing something I love. Frankly the way I look at my job is the company lets me fly the jet for free but pays me by the day to sit in the airport or hotel. I'm having a blast and my avatar says it all. Sorry about enjoying myself.

Dude,

Either you are joking, or you really are a true dork.

 

[instructordude]

Dude,

Either you are joking, or you really are a true dork.

No jokes. I guess I'm a dork. A proud happy dork though.

 

[Dumb Pilot]

Yeah it is me. Whats wrong with a smile for doing something I love. Frankly the way I look at my job is the company lets me fly the jet for free but pays me by the day to sit in the airport or hotel. I'm having a blast and my avatar says it all. Sorry about enjoying myself.

I'm starting to think that you have people helping you come up with all this idiocy post after post, there is no way that you can be that proficient of an Idiot

 

[FLYLOW22]

No jokes. I guess I'm a dork. A proud happy dork though.

Just wait till you get some real responsibilities in life... and bills. This whole aviation summer camp, wanna hump, hump fun you are having won't seem all that much fun anymore.

Really... take it from another former dork from the 90's.

 

[Sedona16]

No jokes. I guess I'm a dork. A proud happy dork though.

Please tell me your not at Delta?!

 

[nyboilermaker]

Nevermind.