Midnight Flyer
Stay Thirsty My Friends
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- Mar 6, 2005
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The divorce rate is the same at any airline. It's not more or less, just because it's cargo vs people. It depends on your spouse and what they are willing to put up with. Personally, being away for 15 days a month actually strengthens my relationship. But then again, everybody's different.
Capital is definitely better than Amerijet, hands down. IMO, this is your best option. For instance, you only work 1/2 the year, you only go to work 12 times a year (once a month). Company buys you a ticket. You're home based, so no need to waste money on a crashpad. Capital is CASS and has privileges on most airlines, even Intl. Airlines like Capital and Amerijet used to be a place just to build time, then move on, but not so much any more. Capital doesn't have many young pilots like at the regionals, who just want to get time and leave. Most pilots at Capital seem to stick around, mainly because they don't want to start off at the bottom of the list at another airline and be an fo for 10 years. The pay isn't the best at Capital, but it seems to be in line or even a tad better than most regionals. Upgrades seem to come faster than at the regionals. Capital has several 727 Captains that have been there less than a year.
Also, you'll get to tell your friends you fly a 727.
This is the last aircraft you'll ever really "fly". Most people I see usually hand fly under 10,000 ft, and all the approaches, so you stay very very good, much better than the "button pushers" on other aircraft.
When I commuted at a prior job, I hated it because by the time you begged for a ride, finally got on and got home, you were exhausted and wound up wasting your first day off catching up on sleep, then you only had a day or two off before you had to start worrying about getting yourself back to work again. And you did this 3-4 times a month.
Hope this helps, but back to your origional question, stay away from Amerijet.
Capital is definitely better than Amerijet, hands down. IMO, this is your best option. For instance, you only work 1/2 the year, you only go to work 12 times a year (once a month). Company buys you a ticket. You're home based, so no need to waste money on a crashpad. Capital is CASS and has privileges on most airlines, even Intl. Airlines like Capital and Amerijet used to be a place just to build time, then move on, but not so much any more. Capital doesn't have many young pilots like at the regionals, who just want to get time and leave. Most pilots at Capital seem to stick around, mainly because they don't want to start off at the bottom of the list at another airline and be an fo for 10 years. The pay isn't the best at Capital, but it seems to be in line or even a tad better than most regionals. Upgrades seem to come faster than at the regionals. Capital has several 727 Captains that have been there less than a year.
Also, you'll get to tell your friends you fly a 727.
This is the last aircraft you'll ever really "fly". Most people I see usually hand fly under 10,000 ft, and all the approaches, so you stay very very good, much better than the "button pushers" on other aircraft. When I commuted at a prior job, I hated it because by the time you begged for a ride, finally got on and got home, you were exhausted and wound up wasting your first day off catching up on sleep, then you only had a day or two off before you had to start worrying about getting yourself back to work again. And you did this 3-4 times a month.
Hope this helps, but back to your origional question, stay away from Amerijet.
