Pick a job
08-20-2007, 10:16 AM
#1
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Pick a job
OK guys, which would you choose? (Assume wife with good job, no kids left at home).
1. Regional airline job. Upgrade to CA within 3 months. Domicile about an hour from my current home.
2. Right seat of a Lear. Combination of Part 135/91 corporate stuff. Schedule 14 on, 7 off. Requires move of 300 miles, or commute weekly and don't see the wife for 14 days at a time. Salary upper 40's. Upgrade in 1.5-2 years, about $60K.
Decision time is close!!!! Thanks for your input!
1. Regional airline job. Upgrade to CA within 3 months. Domicile about an hour from my current home.
2. Right seat of a Lear. Combination of Part 135/91 corporate stuff. Schedule 14 on, 7 off. Requires move of 300 miles, or commute weekly and don't see the wife for 14 days at a time. Salary upper 40's. Upgrade in 1.5-2 years, about $60K.
Decision time is close!!!! Thanks for your input!
08-20-2007, 10:21 AM
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You don't give too many details on the regional job. Is it a good regional or a crap regional? Jet regional or turboprop? Upgrade in 3 months, really?
Where do you want to be in 5 years? Airline or corporate? That may answer your question right there.
Where do you want to be in 5 years? Airline or corporate? That may answer your question right there.
08-20-2007, 10:23 AM
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OK guys, which would you choose? (Assume wife with good job, no kids left at home).
1. Regional airline job. Upgrade to CA within 3 months. Domicile about an hour from my current home.
2. Right seat of a Lear. Combination of Part 135/91 corporate stuff. Schedule 14 on, 7 off. Requires move of 300 miles, or commute weekly and don't see the wife for 14 days at a time. Salary upper 40's. Upgrade in 1.5-2 years, about $60K.
Decision time is close!!!! Thanks for your input!
1. Regional airline job. Upgrade to CA within 3 months. Domicile about an hour from my current home.
2. Right seat of a Lear. Combination of Part 135/91 corporate stuff. Schedule 14 on, 7 off. Requires move of 300 miles, or commute weekly and don't see the wife for 14 days at a time. Salary upper 40's. Upgrade in 1.5-2 years, about $60K.
Decision time is close!!!! Thanks for your input!
Without knowing, it still looks like the regional gig is the way to go in terms of QOL, career progression, and in the long term, I'm guessing the pay would be better. Again, hard to know without knowing which regional you're talking about. Sounds like not the best corporate gig to me. Good luck.
The Lear is to fast, so not much time added to the ol' log book.
08-20-2007, 11:41 AM
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Do you get to use the "company jet" to go on trips when it's not being used or can she go with you if she were off work on some long haul trips?
At least at the regional you have flight passes (assuming you can get on the oversold flight) to go places, since you and the wife don't have kids, you could enjoy a weekend here or there...etc... plus it's at home.....
At least at the regional you have flight passes (assuming you can get on the oversold flight) to go places, since you and the wife don't have kids, you could enjoy a weekend here or there...etc... plus it's at home.....
08-20-2007, 12:44 PM
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08-20-2007, 02:22 PM
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OK guys, which would you choose? (Assume wife with good job, no kids left at home).
1. Regional airline job. Upgrade to CA within 3 months. Domicile about an hour from my current home.
2. Right seat of a Lear. Combination of Part 135/91 corporate stuff. Schedule 14 on, 7 off. Requires move of 300 miles, or commute weekly and don't see the wife for 14 days at a time. Salary upper 40's. Upgrade in 1.5-2 years, about $60K.
Decision time is close!!!! Thanks for your input!
1. Regional airline job. Upgrade to CA within 3 months. Domicile about an hour from my current home.
2. Right seat of a Lear. Combination of Part 135/91 corporate stuff. Schedule 14 on, 7 off. Requires move of 300 miles, or commute weekly and don't see the wife for 14 days at a time. Salary upper 40's. Upgrade in 1.5-2 years, about $60K.
Decision time is close!!!! Thanks for your input!
If it's mesa you have other issues...you'll be a new CA flying with low-time FO's who have been rejected by the rest of the airline industry... you could easily lose your certificate or your life. Gojet could be a career-ending decision, depending on how lucky you are.
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