Twotter76
Masterless Samurai
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2001
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Hello everyone, I want some opinions from the people here on my situation. I currently fly under part 121 in a DHC-6 as SIC. The company I work for is fairly stable and is a decent job but we only fly on average 45 hours a month with 10 off. There is room to advance to larger A/C but this doesnt look like it will happen within the next year. Captain upgrades are easily 3-5 years away for the DHC-6 to say nothing of the larger aircraft. Pay is about industry standard.
On the other hand you have somewhere like Great Lakes where I will get paid s***, but I will fly much more and the possibility of a captain upgrade is measured in months (I hope) and not years. I realize the value of even having the job I do right now but I also see the value of getting some PIC turbine time for down the road. My end goal is the majors (or the fractionals, havent made up my mind yet).
All this assumes that I can get hired (or even an interview) but in my situation, what strikes the people here as a rational decision? Just looking for intelligent opinions. Thanks
Twotter76
On the other hand you have somewhere like Great Lakes where I will get paid s***, but I will fly much more and the possibility of a captain upgrade is measured in months (I hope) and not years. I realize the value of even having the job I do right now but I also see the value of getting some PIC turbine time for down the road. My end goal is the majors (or the fractionals, havent made up my mind yet).
All this assumes that I can get hired (or even an interview) but in my situation, what strikes the people here as a rational decision? Just looking for intelligent opinions. Thanks
Twotter76