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05-14-2013, 08:46 AM

#2981

drrhythm2

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Posts: 205

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Originally Posted by newarkblows

Nice job on getting out. The bigger picture that management needs to see is that the right seat of an rj is ok in short doses but it will eventually scare off good pilots. People like you will find better jobs or better qol doing something else instead of put up with the constant drama of a regional. After 7 yrs in the right seat I really wish I would have gotten out of this industry for the downturn and came back to aviation in the coming year. I work on the side and could have made substantially more outside of this industry rather than continually telling myself that the upside to this career is right around the corner. Hindsight is 20-20 but I think that any play you make that pits you at home every night is going to be hard to regret in 10 yrs.

Thanks! I completely agree. I didn't want to end up stuck in that dead zone as a perpetual FO. More importantly, I'm getting married and getting my finances in order became a high priority, something that would be nearly impossible to do on an FO salary. Only downside is that I'm getting turbine time at a very slow rate, but I am also getting some PIC time. So we will see what happens.

05-14-2013, 09:19 AM

#2982

What

Underpaid...

Joined APC: Nov 2010

Position: French-Canadian

Posts: 2,101

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Originally Posted by Captain Tony

I've been hearing that since 1992...

AA hired until Sep 2001, what's your point?

05-14-2013, 09:48 AM

#2983

RamenNoodles

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Position: Delta Gear Slinger

Posts: 415

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Originally Posted by drrhythm2

You are on the CRJ side of Expressjet? What base?

I'm just curious because my good friend's wife has nearly seven full years on the legacy ASA side in Atlanta and is barely over halfway up the FO seniority list.

That's rather exaggerated. I have 6.5 years under my belt and I'm about 40 seniority numbers from holding captain, and I'm well above being 50% in my seat.

05-14-2013, 10:46 AM

#2984

Trip7

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Joined APC: Dec 2007

Posts: 5,602

Quote:

Originally Posted by captain tony

what's the delivery schedule for those 717s? The 737-900s?

717s:
2013:12
2014:38
2015:38

737-9s I have no clue other than deliveries start in August

05-14-2013, 11:54 AM

#2985

Redbird611

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Quote:

Originally Posted by oldcarpilot

I see a few ATL CA CR7 guys going to ATL CA CR2? I didn't realize you could do that without moving bases.

If you aren't on the freeze list you can bid down from CR7 to CR2, but you'll then be frozen for 24 months.

05-14-2013, 12:18 PM

#2986

Bigshooter107

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Position: Captain

Posts: 101

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redbird611

If you aren't on the freeze list you can bid down from CR7 to CR2, but you'll then be frozen for 24 months.

Not frozen unless the differences training lasts more than 5 days...

05-14-2013, 12:28 PM

#2987

Redbird611

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Originally Posted by Bigshooter107

Not frozen unless the differences training lasts more than 5 days...

False. Bid into a pay cut and you incur a 24 month freeze; see 24.G.6.e. The clause you are referring to only applies to the 18 month freeze in 24.G.6.a.

05-14-2013, 12:42 PM

#2988

drrhythm2

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RamenNoodles

That's rather exaggerated. I have 6.5 years under my belt and I'm about 40 seniority numbers from holding captain, and I'm well above being 50% in my seat.

I'm pretty sure she is still on the -200, but I don't know why that would make a difference. I'll double check and see if things have changed.