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01-29-2017, 12:09 PM

#10601

reandld

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Joined APC: Dec 2016

Position: Sitting

Posts: 223

Being on the seniority list during the "break" is great, but I am here to fly, upgrade, and make myself more marketable to Legacy. But that's just my impatient side getting the better of me.

01-29-2017, 12:13 PM

#10602

daOldMan

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Jun 2015

Posts: 699

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otterbox

Except, you know, they're paying you fairly decent money to have a nice long vacation for that entire time and you're advancing in seniority approximate 10% by the end of your first year, and then when you complete your first year you get another bonus for being an FO while collecting triple premium if you want to bust your ass to get 1000hrs SIC.

Meanwhile some of your friends are wondering how they're ever going to make it to a legacy, and some others are worried that they're not going to have a job since their regional isn't its contract renewed with its mainline partner.

That is fine, if you want to waste a year of your useful flying life just waiting to fly at a regional.

Enjoy.

While you are doing that, everyone else will be passing you by.

01-29-2017, 12:15 PM

#10603

Otterbox

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Joined APC: Oct 2015

Position: Gear slinger

Posts: 2,961

Quote:

Originally Posted by reandld

Being on the seniority list during the "break" is great, but I am here to fly, upgrade, and make myself more marketable to Legacy. But that's just my impatient side getting the better of me.

Agreed. However it's very comical watching people wank because they've got a 2-6 month delay in training where they're receiving full pay and benefits. Even after the delay, during the period of time there is a delay, folks at PDT are still upgrading more quickly than the majority of other 121 regionals which makes them more competitive in the long run compared to their peers at other regionals.

01-29-2017, 12:18 PM

#10604

Otterbox

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Joined APC: Oct 2015

Position: Gear slinger

Posts: 2,961

Quote:

Originally Posted by daOldMan

That is fine, if you want to waste a year of your useful flying life just waiting to fly at a regional.

Enjoy.

While you are doing that, everyone else will be passing you by.

All things being equal, that first year everyone else is either sitting in a crashpad on reserve, or sitting in line to upgrade in a couple of years at another regional. Outside of DEC hires at other regionals a new FO will upgrade quicker at PDT than the other 121 regionals regardless if they have a wait in training or not.

01-29-2017, 02:30 PM

#10605

Flynboat

On Reserve

Joined APC: Jan 2017

Posts: 21

I don't mind the break. Rather sit at home or vacation then to sit reserve where I am waiting for a trip that never comes. At least I am getting paid, not sitting in crash pad. Here I know I don't have to worry about moving up to a major like mine now. Yes I want to fly and this plane seems like a simpler systems. So all good for me.

01-29-2017, 03:21 PM

#10606

MantisToboggan

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Joined APC: Feb 2016

Posts: 761

Quote:

Originally Posted by daOldMan

That is fine, if you want to waste a year of your useful flying life just waiting to fly at a regional.

Enjoy.

While you are doing that, everyone else will be passing you by.

That "year" (it's certainly not a year, just humoring you and your idiotic posts that you bless us with once a week or so) counts towards your flow. Get paid, get closer to flowing, remain vigilant on the message boards against idiots like you spreading misinformation about competitor airlines to make themselves feel better. Win win, unless you're daOldMan. In which case, I hope you find peace. But not really

-Doctor T