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[wil]

CFII- With your attitude you have the world by the ball$!! And, with your time you are way ahead of the curve!! As a fellow PoliSci Grad I commend your studies!!
A job at the Regionals is conducive to further studies when you get off reserve! Most ABA approved Law schools don't have a work hours cap on their night programs (ABA is 15 hours a week I think). And, if you love the state you are in you could go to a non-approved ABA school that limites you to practice in your state of residence (they can be very understanding of busy work schedules).
Just to give you an idea, as a junior Captain I never get weekends off (which is really BS anyway). But I can hold a Nap-line that starts Friday night, home Sat morning, Saturday night ends Sunday morning and Sunday night ends Monday morning. So I get the rest of Monday off, Tuesday off, Wednesday off and back to work Thursday night. And the schedule repeats three on two off. So you can do school if you want.
I wish you all the best in your endevours! Cheers, Wil

 

[RSRVWINDSURFR]

2 more prime examples as to why Regional FO's will never make $hit. These guys will take the 1st offer that comes along that involves wearing a uniform and having jumpseat privledges. They wont give a rats a$$ what the pay is. THEY are they reason that regional FO pay sucks and they will gladly accept it. Then, after a year or so and the novility wears off they will start pi$$ing and moaning about how grossly under paid they are!

Lequip,

Why all the anger? Did your parents abuse you? Do you keep getting dumped? Seriously Dude, you should think about getting into a group or something. It's only an unimportant little forum....take a deep breath..........now step back from your computer...................there is life outside of flightinfo..........now go find yours.

 

[contract2002]

2 more prime examples as to why Regional FO's will never make $hit. These guys will take the 1st offer that comes along that involves wearing a uniform and having jumpseat privledges. They wont give a rats a$$ what the pay is. THEY are they reason that regional FO pay sucks and they will gladly accept it. Then, after a year or so and the novility wears off they will start pi$$ing and moaning about how grossly under paid they are!

Bitchface,

did you actually SEE the payrates that JetBlue put up for the EMB190?

Oh, and how about those AWESEOME A320 payrates?

Talk about taking the first offer to wear a uniform and have jumpseat priveliges - YOU are the reason that A320 and EMB190 pay sucks.

Ok, you can put your face back up Neeleman's a$$, bitchface.

Love,
Contract2002

 

[pilotyip]

Jet Blue pay is great!!

Check the threads on JB pay, guys who have been there 5 years are making $170K per year. Is anyone working anywhere else making that money?

 

[BoilerUP]

Check the threads on JB pay, guys who have been there 5 years are making $170K per year. Is anyone working anywhere else making that money?

Jetblue pay is great, for those who took a leap of faith in a startup airline with low pay but big stock options. Flash forward a few years...those who started at Jetblue as Jetblue started were CAs within 12-16 months. The startup is now a media darling and popular with passengers, with its stock trading at such a value where those options are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Yeah, if you were hired at Jetblue in its first 18 months, you are doing EXTREMELY well for yourself. For those hired in the last six months, they could potentially be E190, if not A320 CAs within 12 months or less. For those hired today, or in the next year, only time will tell...

 

[CFII]

CFII- With your attitude you have the world by the ball$!! And, with your time you are way ahead of the curve!! As a fellow PoliSci Grad I commend your studies!!
A job at the Regionals is conducive to further studies when you get off reserve! Most ABA approved Law schools don't have a work hours cap on their night programs (ABA is 15 hours a week I think). And, if you love the state you are in you could go to a non-approved ABA school that limites you to practice in your state of residence (they can be very understanding of busy work schedules).
Just to give you an idea, as a junior Captain I never get weekends off (which is really BS anyway). But I can hold a Nap-line that starts Friday night, home Sat morning, Saturday night ends Sunday morning and Sunday night ends Monday morning. So I get the rest of Monday off, Tuesday off, Wednesday off and back to work Thursday night. And the schedule repeats three on two off. So you can do school if you want.
I wish you all the best in your endevours! Cheers, Wil

Wil,
Thanks for the insight. That sounds encouraging. I really do want to get my law degree eventually, whether I ever apply it to a job or not. More of a backup plan and a learning experience. I appreciate the info!!!

 

[jumppilot]

I am glad to hear that you have a contingence plan. I have been in love with flying my whole life. Ever since I went on my first flight when I was 4 I have wanted to be an airline pilot. I went to college, instructed, managed two different flight schools, went thousands in debt, and then came to the realization that the airlines were not for me. It helps that I have lived with many airline pilots over the years to learn what the life was about before I actually got there. I don’t want to sound like I am trying to detour you from your dreams, I have great friends at 6 different regionals, and many of them are happy, and successful. Instead I want to emphasize to those of you who still have some control of your education, or direction to have a back up plan. Life can change rapidly, and it is ignorant to be unprepared.

Good post, and so very true.