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[DHPFLYN]

Question for anyone

What would be the better path? Stay at a regional hoping to upgrade within a year flying a turboprop making no money and hoping not to starve? Or accept a job with another regional making more money possibly flying jets but upgrade time could be about 5 years.

Thanks for any ideas !!

 

[LearLove]

O jesus christ, haven't we been here enough.

PIC PIC PIC thats all there is too it.

Unless of course the "jet" regional suits you better (ei, no commuting better sked, family, age, ect...) and your young like under 30 or even better under 25 then maybe pick the jet regional but then again your young enough to take the lesser paying job in hope it pays with a chiose job down the road because of the PIC.

IN the end its all about what you choose and above all LUCK. I think one of the best quotes I ever read on this board not too long ago can sum up making choises in an airline pilots career:

"You never know wheather the choises (reguarding and airline career) you make are right until your 60"


Here's alittle story to illistrate choices, luck (or lack there of) and what we do with them.

way back a few years ago there was this commuter pilot at a commuter airline that was offered a job flying a DC-9 with a then not so good LCC. All the pilot wanted to do was fly for the "big brown" or thier arch enemy down in MEM. He had all his ducks in a row for the dream job except for that elusive 1000 pic turb. With the majors still hiring strong at this time his senority was "movin on up" at the commuter and he would be upgrading soon.
He decided to stay at the commuter and pass on the DC-9 job. As upgrade came close he was ready, unfortunatly at the same time a bunch of "sand people" decided it was a good time to fly several aircraft into buildings. Then the american public thought that they didn't need to pay alot for a ticket, then the mainline pilots invented rules that made them better than the commuter boys while at the same time management told said commuter pilot to give $$$ back to the failing company so they could get jets in return he could fly 50% of them, this was a lie. Said commuter pilot only got to the left seat for 6 short months then back to the right, the dream of big brown and purple fading fast.
If he'd only taken the DC-9 job he'd be a 717 capt today at 112$/hr but back then he was just following the rules, PIC PIC PIC. Choose wisely my friend and may you have better LUCK.

 

[350DRIVER]

What would be the better path? Stay at a regional hoping to upgrade within a year flying a turboprop making no money and hoping not to starve? Or accept a job with another regional making more money possibly flying jets but upgrade time could be about 5 years.

If it were me I would go the route that is going to give you the 121 pic time the fastest, so I would stay put. . . . Why take a step backwards just for more compensation only to be stuck in the right seat for another 3-5 years. It will not always be a "smooth ride" and you have already been at XYZ regional for a X amount of time so I would ride the storm out and take the upgrade within the year or when it presents itself which possibly could be sooner rather than later. What is going to make you more "marketable" and give you the best chance to move on? 121 pic time or 3 to 5 more years of sic time, a no brainer if it were me but it also has a lot to do with your personal preferences and how important the QOL factor is.


good luck

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[PurpleTail]

PIC=PLATINUM

sic=copper

Get the picure?? Future employers want to see good decision making skills, even if it's in a turbo-prop, and that means being the captain, not the co-pilot.

 

[LearLove]

4 types at 4000tt and no PIC to go along, I'm scratching my head.

 

[chperplt]

He's the same guy that was asking all sorts of hiring questions about Colgan, TSA, CHQ and BMA..... but those questions were for his "friend."

 

[DHPFLYN]

chperplt

I am glad you are at Comair. Look forward to see you below me

 

[DHPFLYN]

Oh ya and you are from Colgan?? Did you buy your way into Comair also?? Wont be hard to figure out who you are Just look for the new f/o that has a bad attitude and alot less money after paying for his job

See Ya in CVG

 

[LearLove]

DHPFLYN,

I wouldn't be bashing Chper if I were you and no he didn't PFT, but it sur looks like you PFT'd, payed for types. Please clarify your background because like I said it just ain't addin up. I may only be a broke dick commuter prop pilot but I can smell BS when I see it.

 

[pipejockey]

DHPFLYN,

I wouldn't be bashing Chper if I were you and no he didn't PFT, but it sur looks like you PFT'd, payed for types.

Let me get this straight. Are you now saying it is taboo to pay for your own type rating now? PFT is bullsh*t and I would never pay an airline in order for them to hire me and put me through their training, but whats wrong with paying for a type rating to better position yourself for an airline job in todays depressed market. I only have a 2 year degree, so do I pay more than what a type rating would cost and spend 20 times the amount of time getting a 4 year degree or do I pay for a type rating I can complete within a month and better my chances of landing a regional airline job immediately.

Better tell the folks at Southwest, because every one them bought their own type ratings, during even the boom times of 1999 and 2000. So are they bottom feeders as well?

 

[chperplt]

Oh ya and you are from Colgan?? Did you buy your way into Comair also?? Wont be hard to figure out who you are Just look for the new f/o that has a bad attitude and alot less money after paying for his job

So, now you're saying you work at Comair. That's interesting. I hope I get the chance to teach you a few things.

Where did you say you flew the ERJ and 737 before coming to Comair?

By the way.. Never paid for the Colgan gig. They actually paid me. That's kind of how it should go. Oh.. and if you do work for Comair, you should know that they haven't required anyone to PFT in quite some time. I didn't even have to sign a training contract. You would know that if you actually worked here.

How's FS2004 working for ya? Any hints on how to land the concord? I can't seem to get it down in a stabilized manner. Since that's all you fly I assume you should be able to give me some pointers.