Welcome to Flightinfo.com

  • Register now and join the discussion
  • Friendliest aviation Ccmmunity on the web
  • Modern site for PC's, Phones, Tablets - no 3rd party apps required
  • Ask questions, help others, promote aviation
  • Share the passion for aviation
  • Invite everyone to Flightinfo.com and let's have fun

Need friendly advice please!!

Welcome to Flightinfo.com

  • Register now and join the discussion
  • Modern secure site, no 3rd party apps required
  • Invite your friends
  • Share the passion of aviation
  • Friendliest aviation community on the web
Register   Log in
CaptainJaguar

CaptainJaguar

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 30, 2005
Posts
56
Hey guys, well it's my first post on this web site sorry I posted in both forums but I wasnt sure which one to post in. I figured I give it a shot to ask for some help. Here's my story..... I am a current corporate/135 pilot flying a Falcon 900, I love flying the airplane and the money that I am making now is fairly decent. I have OK benefits for my self, wife an kids. I'm fairly young I guess you can say (32 yrs) and even though I like flying big equipment and making good money I have considered taking another path. I have a job offer with a start up airline back in my home town I will surely have to take a pay cut, and I guess you can say start over. But although the pay is about half of what I am making now I will have a set schedule, be home more often and have a good schedule where I can go back to school and get a degree is something else. Right now I have no set schedule and I have been on the road quite a bit, so family time is becoming an issue. I guess you can say I am more of a family type individual. So what do you guys think? What would you recommend??
Take the airline job.......
1- Take a salary pay cut
2- Have a set schedule
3- More family time
4- Chance to go back to school.

Or
Hang around....
1- Keep good pay
2- No set schedule
3- No QOL
4- Hope for the best
Thank in advance to all you guys for the insight.
 
a start-up airline job? sounds like job security would be nil with this gig.
 
Depends

Depends on the Job security of each option. And who the airline is (hopefully not the start up G0Jet)
 
CaptainJaguar said:
Yes it is...
Click to expand...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! just kidding, it's a start up Jetstream airline. Pretty financially ready it seems, and they seem to have many contracts with the cities they are going to provide service to. I think kinda like what mesa did when they started
 
Alright before this gets hijacked...If your looking for quality of life, dont go to *************************...they have the worst contract in the industry and one of the worst pay scales...you should look into it. Just a small list. Min 9 days off...They only get paid for whats on thier schedule no block or better for anything...so when I am sitting on the ground in ORD for an hour making money, they working for free. Plus, there is not another regional pilot out there that wont think yourr a douche bag if you go with them. Dont leave your job for G0jet. There are so many other regionals hiring right no with MUCH better QOL and pay. As far as upgrade time.... Anywhere is a gamble.
 
DCMartin said:
Alright before this gets hijacked...If your looking for quality of life, dont go to *************************...they have the worst contract in the industry and one of the worst pay scales...you should look into it. Just a small list. Min 9 days off...They only get paid for whats on thier schedule no block or better for anything...so when I am sitting on the ground in ORD for an hour making money, they working for free. Plus, there is not another regional pilot out there that wont think yourr a douche bag if you go with them. Dont leave your job for G0jet. There are so many other regionals hiring right no with MUCH better QOL and pay. As far as upgrade time.... Anywhere is a gamble.
Click to expand...

Nevermind then
 
If you don't mind job hunting again in a couple of years give the airline a shot, otherwise stick with the 900 and start humpin' it to find a better QOL gig for yourself.
 
DCMartin said:
Alright before this gets hijacked...If your looking for quality of life, dont go to *************************...they have the worst contract in the industry and one of the worst pay scales...you should look into it. Just a small list. Min 9 days off...They only get paid for whats on thier schedule no block or better for anything...so when I am sitting on the ground in ORD for an hour making money, they working for free. Plus, there is not another regional pilot out there that wont think yourr a douche bag if you go with them. Dont leave your job for G0jet. There are so many other regionals hiring right no with MUCH better QOL and pay. As far as upgrade time.... Anywhere is a gamble.
Click to expand...

Hey DC, just to clarify it's not *************************...the company's name is Small Community Airlines. Great group of people, seems like they'll be getting started pretty soon.
 
CaptainJaguar, for what it's worth, I say go with the job that will keep your family intact. You can always find another job at some point in the future if you need to. When you are an old man looking back on your life, do you think you will say to yourself, "I wish I had made more money and stayed away from my family a little more" or will it be "I wish I would have been satisfied to make a little less but spend more time with my wife and kiddos, the only things that truly matter" I can tell you right now what the answer will be. By the way, I'm about the same age as you with a kid and AIDS. (Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome) It's not worth it. Spend all the time you can with your kids and show them you care. Even if it's just eatin Captain Crunch in front of the TV on Saturday mornings. You can't buy memories.
 
210FR8DOG said:
CaptainJaguar, for what it's worth, I say go with the job that will keep your family intact. You can always find another job at some point in the future if you need to. When you are an old man looking back on your life, do you think you will say to yourself, "I wish I had made more money and stayed away from my family a little more" or will it be "I wish I would have been satisfied to make a little less but spend more time with my wife and kiddos, the only things that truly matter" I can tell you right now what the answer will be. By the way, I'm about the same age as you with a kid and AIDS. (Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome) It's not worth it. Spend all the time you can with your kids and show them you care. Even if it's just eatin Captain Crunch in front of the TV on Saturday mornings. You can't buy memories.
Click to expand...

Hey DOG check your PMs, contact me.
 
I'd say look into one of them fractional operators...I know a few of them that have good schedules, job security and awesome quality of life........:pimp:
 
indianboy7 said:
I'd say look into one of them fractional operators...I know a few of them that have good schedules, job security and awesome quality of life........:pimp:
Click to expand...

I have thought about the fracs, but....which one would be the best one? I know that Flightops has issues and I dont really understand what's going on at NJA, and FLX? well I dont know much about what's going on. CS is the only one that I havent heard much about? any recommendations?
 
CaptainJaguar said:
I have thought about the fracs, but....which one would be the best one? I know that Flightops has issues and I dont really understand what's going on at NJA, and FLX? well I dont know much about what's going on. CS is the only one that I havent heard much about? any recommendations?
Click to expand...

Check out the Frac section on here. There is some really good info. PM some of them and usually they are willing to give you the straight up.
 

Share this page

Latest posts

Latest resources

Latest media

Carbon Cub FX-3 Shenandoah Valley
Carbon Cub at Kittyhawk
FX-3 in the backcountry
IFR Panel in a Carbon Cub FX-3
Cub-Provo-UT-c.jpg
Back
Top