How much am I worth

[G100driver]

This gives you the resume fluff to make your next move. You will bypass the long wait in the right seat of a RJ. It will also give you an entry point into the Corp world. With the coming pilot shortage you will find yourself very marketable in the next 18 month. Plus regional flying can be boring; you will learn a lot about flying in the 135 world. Don't chase QOL before you have the credentials to land that career job.

I might agree with you here YIP, except the guy does not want to pay for training. I know it is expensive, but if you cannot do it right do not even bother.

A 91 operator does not have the expirence to train pilots.

 

[BGSkyGuy]

I dont consider those opportunities, I would rather not fly then take a job at Mesa.

Forgive, me I thought the quotation marks were sarcastic enough. Like it or not those are the kinds of jobs available for entry level pilots right now. But I would still rather fly the mail in a P.O.S. for 24k than fly a desk. Just my .02

 

[pilotyip]

G100, where did it say he was going to pay for training?

 

[G100driver]

Sorry, I was not specific.

The owner was not going to send the pilot to school. The CP was going to train him in house by handing him the books and giving him flight training.

This is always a red flag. (Big dfference when a 91 guy does it vs a large freight outfit with SOP's and standardized training does it!)

 

[Swaayze]

siucav,

Just how much do you think you're gonna make 1st year at Eagle? Here's a hint: 75x12x$22.89 is just barely over $20k.

 

[FN FAL]

The problem is that the pay seems a little low to me, he wants to pay me in the low 20's for the first year.

What's their promise in pay for the second year?

2200 hours of the right time can get you in the feeders flying a van pic starting at about 33,000 a year. 20K a year sounds kind of low unless they'll let you wear jeans and spit on the floor of the plane instead of a spittoon.

 

[DX Rick]

I think in this case the location Midwest is the key word! Low cost of living, low salaries!

I love how people think living in the midwest is dirt cheap. Ever see the taxes in the suburbs around Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee?
My folks pay $16k a year in property tax alone outside Chicago. My friend pays $12k a year outside of Milwaukee.

My fiance and I were struggling in Chicago on a combined income of $110k a year.
Down here in AZ, 1/4 of the cost in the midwest.

 

[pilotyip]

Depends upon which part of the Midwest you compare, one of our pilots bought a house in North Dakota, 3 BR 1 Bath, 1200 Sq Ft, $6000, payments with taxes is $63/mo. Many of our pilots own houses around YIP and have monthly payments under $1000/mo all inclusive

 

[BGSkyGuy]

20K a year sounds kind of low unless they'll let you wear jeans and spit on the floor of the plane instead of a spittoon.

The new pilot's definition for QOL?

 

[siucavflight]

siucav,

Just how much do you think you're gonna make 1st year at Eagle? Here's a hint: 75x12x$22.89 is just barely over $20k.

No doubt, but that is what regionals pay, this guy was a 135 charter company with multiple jets, this job should pay more than a regional job would. And this is what I am saying, I want to make what I should for the job that I am doing, if I am going to take a job at a regional I expect regional pay, if I am going to take a job at a 135 outfit I expect to make at least the industry norm for that job. It really is not about the money, but I dont want to take a job that pays me way under the industry average.