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Firefly

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Five weeks of training with no pay, A $7500 training contract, Low FO pay for at least 300 hours before becoming a CA (probably 4 - 5 months) How can anyone afford to do this? Not to mention you have to pay your own way to get to the interview. What's the appeal?
 
...121 PIC in 4-5 months, some folks will sell their souls for less ;)
 
Upgrades are not that fast anymore but I'm sure its still faster than others.
 
Couldn't tell ya but there is at least a few Lakes guys here on the board maybe they can chime in.
 
They're still advertising captains under job postings on their web site. ATP, 1500, and 300 121 time. Don't know that they'll actually hire any captains though.
 
Who knows how people afford it .....some may have no choice and ignore bills for a few months, maybe they dont have any bills, maybe they have enough saved up.. however its no secret that there are many a Mommy and Daddy subsidising the regional airline industry by paying rent, car payment and other bills while their child ' pays their dues ' .
 
^^^ Too bad we couldn't be in the same circumstances. But there's a plus to doing it all on your own I call it pride and hard work and it feels better in the end when you see the results and you know you got there because of you and no one else.
 

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