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06-04-2007, 05:18 PM

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FlyingCheap

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Many thanks to everyone for the information. That clarifies alot. Now if I can just find someone to get my application into GoJets.

Just kidding

06-04-2007, 05:33 PM

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rickair7777

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Originally Posted by sgrd0q

No, you misinterpret the payscale. Say you are a 3rd year FO. You upgrade to CA and you start at the 3rd year pay for CAs. In other words, the "years", is total years employed as a pilot and is not reset when you upgrade.

That's true in the US...but not at a number of foriegn airlines. In some cases a year 5 FO who upgrades becomes a year 1 CA

Eagle would be a bad example...plan on being an FO for 5+ years, and that's being optimistic (it's 8 years now).

Typical, average regional you would upgrade at around 3 years...at which point you would be a year 3 CA.

06-04-2007, 06:08 PM

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kalyx522

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I feel so dumb, I can't believe I didn't know this all this time. I thought when you upgrade you start over at Year 1 Captain pay. I looked up some salaries and did some quick math... my friend and I started training at different airlines around the same time.. we have the same first year salary.. but in 2 years, he'll make at LEAST $20k/yr more than I will!! (My RJ-driving friend who will get paid Year 3 Capt. salary of $60/hr when he upgrades in 2 years.. and me, whose Year 3 Capt. salary will be $40/hr.
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