US Airways e190

[Mike man]

Except on payday....

Well said PHXFLYR...looks like EMB170Pilot stepped on his herman.

 

[FCNelson]

I also agree w/ you about the compensation part- But ask yourself--did any of the pilots flying for republic have a voice in how many 170's it got to fly? That decision was something mainline pilots were not strong enough to stop-- and i resented it every day i flew on a crj-- not only did i fly mainline pax around at c-scale wages- i didn't have any seniority rights either-- young pilots have been completely screwed over by older generations.... It's my biggest complaint about the US seniority battle... there are so many pilots in their 40's at usair w/ 20+ years of service b/c they got hired into Fokkers and Bac jets... Now that sized airplane is flown by sh!tty commuters that none of us really want to fly for- but have to in order to be qualified for the majors- a job that keeps getting farther and farther away as Major MEC's release scope more and more.

Noone has looked out for my generation's seniority- yet you want me to value yours??

Now-- you look at new hire classes- and there are no mid-20's guys who aren't super-connected- most are well into their 30's and 40's--

Look in the mirror if you want to call anyone a scab when you see that plane-- you voted it there. In fact, do that everytime you see a jet or large turbo-prop-- all those pilots should be on your list-

Waveflyer - nicely said! I agree 110% and feel your pain equally as I'm in the same boat.

FCN

 

[FCNelson]

I also agree w/ you about the compensation part- But ask yourself--did any of the pilots flying for republic have a voice in how many 170's it got to fly? That decision was something mainline pilots were not strong enough to stop-- and i resented it every day i flew on a crj-- not only did i fly mainline pax around at c-scale wages- i didn't have any seniority rights either-- young pilots have been completely screwed over by older generations.... It's my biggest complaint about the US seniority battle... there are so many pilots in their 40's at usair w/ 20+ years of service b/c they got hired into Fokkers and Bac jets... Now that sized airplane is flown by sh!tty commuters that none of us really want to fly for- but have to in order to be qualified for the majors- a job that keeps getting farther and farther away as Major MEC's release scope more and more.

Noone has looked out for my generation's seniority- yet you want me to value yours??

Now-- you look at new hire classes- and there are no mid-20's guys who aren't super-connected- most are well into their 30's and 40's--

Look in the mirror if you want to call anyone a scab when you see that plane-- you voted it there. In fact, do that everytime you see a jet or large turbo-prop-- all those pilots should be on your list-

Waveflyer - nicely said! I agree 110% and feel your pain equally as I'm in the same boat.

FCN

 

[E-Man]

Keep the hope alive guys! I somehow slipped through the cracks to make it!!

Remember the movie "Bull Durham"-"Yeah, I was at the show....Best 21 days of my life"-If that becomes me, so be it!

good luck to all of us!

 

[PHXFLYR]

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Phxflyr

 

[PHXFLYR]

So going from the left seat of one RJ to the right seat of another; not to mention the hefty paycutyou took if you were at your regional for any length of time, is considered making it ?? OKay...... I guess.


PHXFLYR

 

[Superpilot92]

wow this thread is constructive

 

[PHXFLYR]

Have you ever seen any on here that were ?

PHXFLYR

 

[Superpilot92]

Have you ever seen any on here that were ?

PHXFLYR

Point taken, but still :nuts:

 

[LearLove]

So going from the left seat of one RJ to the right seat of another; not to mention the hefty paycutyou took if you were at your regional for any length of time, is considered making it ?? OKay...... I guess.


PHXFLYR

thats me my west brother - made mid 80's (gross) last year in the left seat of the 170/175. I'm looking at making just over 40K gross this year - right seat 190. Paycheck cut almost exactly in half.

 

[get2flyin]

thats me my west brother - made mid 80's (gross) last year in the left seat of the 170/175. I'm looking at making just over 40K gross this year - right seat 190. Paycheck cut almost exactly in half.

Uh...I'm pretty sure that's called "switching companies and starting at the bottom". That's the same jump most everybody else in the industry made. At West book, mainline rates you'll be back in the mid-80s at year 4 but you'd in the right seat. Good luck.

 

[WSurf]

At West book, mainline rates you'll be back in the mid-80s at year 4 but you'd in the right seat. Good luck.

Then you factor in the loss income you have to regain. You might make the same in 4 years, but probably take 8 years to totally recover from the loss wages.

Jeez, Its hard to explain to people that your going to fly a much bigger airplane, but make half the money.

This really makes for a hard choice, plus losing like 3 or 4 vaction slots.

 

[johnsonrod]

Uh...I'm pretty sure that's called "switching companies and starting at the bottom". That's the same jump most everybody else in the industry made. At West book, mainline rates you'll be back in the mid-80s at year 4 but you'd in the right seat. Good luck.

Now I see why Netjets is such a popular alternative...