Eagle or Mesa?

[Jet_Driver]

talked to an eagle fo last week, he's been right seat for 10 yrs....

BULL SHHHH, well you know. If this guy truly is an FO w/10 years, he's an idiot. I know plenty of 6yr CA, even some 7-8yr CRJ ORD CA.

Get the facts straight.

 

[Hugh Johnson]

Would like the needle or the electric chair?

 

[Swaayze]

I was referring to the guy in the van w/ 10 years who was still in the right seat.......

 

[LAXSaabdude]

talked to an eagle fo last week, he's been right seat for 10 yrs., and he said he will never upgrade...in the jet that is

Then it's by choice. I haven't even been here 10 years, and I have been an RJ Capt. for 1 1/2 years now. Don't beleive everything people say.

LAXSaabdude.

 

[LDavid]

My friend with roughly the same experience was hired at eagle the same time I was hired at Mesa.

Almost 2 years later these are the straight facts:

Him - FO in Miami on the ATR
- Making 20something an hour
- Has a nice schedule, off like 13-15 days a month
- can stay securely in Miami with no fear of displacement
- Hopes to "upgrade" to E145FO in the next couple months
- Has a "nice" uniform with a jacket and hat
- Has like 850 hours of Turbine SIC time
- Travels alot on days off, easy trip trades
- Is generally content, likes his job
- gets to drink beer pretty often

ME - CA in Denver on the DHC-8
- Making 41 an hour Should gross 48K this year
- 8 Days off reserve schedule / mixed line usually worth 80 hrs
- Sit ready reserve 5+ days a month
- Secure in Denver, but RJ guys get displaced regularly
- Can hold ERJ in MCO making 56 an hour / not interested
- Will probably get ORD CRJ capt by December
- Have 1000 Turbine PIC
- rarely get to drink beer
- Rarely travel for fun
- ugly unprofessional uniform
- Get harassed by Crew Tracking regularly
- Have had to fight to get paid properly
- Am going prematurely grey, possibly developing a stomach ulcer
- Becoming pretty negative and miserable
- Looking seriously at career advancement in the near future elsewhere
- Much more competitive than him on a resume
- Hated by Flightinfo.com types for working @ mesa


So, I guess look at the facts, decide which sucks less, and make an informed decision!

Great Insight. Thanks Otto.

 

[ironspud]

Then it's by choice. I haven't even been here 10 years, and I have been an RJ Capt. for 1 1/2 years now. Don't beleive everything people say.

LAXSaabdude.

Then you must be a "flowbie".

 

[FO 4 Life]

Jet_Driver,
You can't know that many 6 yr captains because there aren't that many and none on the jet. The displacement in Oct of last year pretty much spanked all the pilots in the 6 year range and some just now got awarded CA again.

The 10 yr FO may simply be one of the guys who were waiting on a specific base or holding a line before upgrading on the jet and has now missed the opportunity due to FBs. The CRJ did go junior a couple times and thankfully the pilot must have been Eagle rights to still be on it at 7 yrs.

 

[B-J-J Fighter]

How does Mesa decide what airplane you get and where you will be based? Are classes usually all Dash, 1900, or jet. Are some clasees a mix? How do they decide seniority for a class. Thanks!

 

[LAXSaabdude]

Then you must be a "flowbie".

Nope, native Eagle. Hence my screen name. Last aircraft and base before I got on the RJ.

LAX-SAAB-Dude.