Glad to be Displaced to FO

[Abernathy]

Y'all sound like a bunch of whiney, arrgoant jerks. Granted, it's not pleasant to go from CA to FO pay. All things considered, it's quite a bit more pleasant than going from FO to NO pay.

Have a little respect, would ya'?

And it's even LESS pleasant to go from NO pay to getting run over by a car.

 

[dojetdriver]

Y'all sound like a bunch of whiney, arrgoant jerks. Granted, it's not pleasant to go from CA to FO pay. All things considered, it's quite a bit more pleasant than going from FO to NO pay.

Have a little respect, would ya'?

Been there, done that. I went from CA pay, bypassed FO pay, and STRAIGHT to no pay.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Well let's all hope you don't get run over by a car this week.


(making fun of what Abernathy wrote, not your situation)

 

[CFI2766]

Well let's all hope you don't get run over by a car this week.


(making fun of what Abernathy wrote, not your situation)

Well, getting run over by a car would certainly take my mind off of work.

Maybe not such a bad deal. Let me see if I can work the numbers to make it sound like it would be better for me to be run over by a car than to be an FO...

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Forget the car. Just walking across the ramp your odds are pretty good that eventually you will either be run over by a tug, fuel truck or catering golf cart. Atleast those may fall under OJI.

 

[CFI2766]

Forget the car. Just walking across the ramp your odds are pretty good that eventually you will either be run over by a tug, fuel truck or catering golf cart. Atleast those may fall under OJI.

I agree. I've always thought that the most dangerous part of our jobs was walking to and from the airplane.

 

[QOL_is_great:)]

Captains on reserve rarely get more than 75 hrs, even if you select "call me first". As a senior FO, I can get 90 to 100 hrs credit per month through various measures. It's a little more work with significantly more control. Sometimes it's not even more work, because senior FOs can pick up high credit trips with ease. FOs that I flew with over the past two years often flew similar "Block Time" as me, but ended up with way more credit, 15 to 25 hrs more...

Wow, that's a lot of time per month. I guess one would take the good (control) with the bad (hrs. worked). Having control play a BIG part in one's life. Since we don't seem to have much these days at work. I hear brother.
Good luck!!!

 

[b19]

Good luck and remember your fellow pilots on the street.

 

[Jorgy50]

There is one huge issue to being displaced from Captain to FO -- Turbine PIC. Unless you want to stay at ASA for the rest of your career, turbine PIC should be a major issue. Hopefully in 2012 when the retirements start and the hiring begins again at the majors; only those with plenty of turbine PIC will be the first to get interviews.

 

[LazyLightnin']

Captains on reserve rarely get more than 75 hrs, even if you select "call me first". As a senior FO, I can get 90 to 100 hrs credit per month through various measures. It's a little more work with significantly more control. Sometimes it's not even more work, because senior FOs can pick up high credit trips with ease. FOs that I flew with over the past two years often flew similar "Block Time" as me, but ended up with way more credit, 15 to 25 hrs more...

You sound like a real go-getter... an enormous hat-wearing chode... But a real go-getter. Fly your heart out, boss. It's your dream!