Heavyset:
When it got down to me, I had all 3 aircraft available, which suprised me. Although I was tempted to bid the 757 (I have about 2800 hours in the 757), the pay and schedule of the L10 won out. It was hard to suck it up and learn a new aircraft, but now I'm glad I did it. The pay difference is pretty substantial starting the second year. Basically, it takes a 757 FO 82.5 hours/month to earn my base pay, and that's pretty consistant throughout the contract life. The schedule is much better also. I will work 15 days this month, and get 107 hours of credit. I didn't work at all last month, and got my 75 hours. Either way, I can't complain. By the way, the L10 is an absolutely delightful airplane to fly, and the crews are the best. Flying the L10 is like working for a different airline. We call it "our little flying club". The pilots are there because they want to be there, doing that kind of flying, and they're all just great. My last trip, I went to Ireland, Cyprus, Kuwait, Poland and Germany. You just don't get that on the 737. Although, I just went jumpseat on the 737, and it's a beautiful cockpit on that airplane. You just really can't go wrong at ATA airplane-wise.