A question for regional pilots
09-05-2009, 07:26 PM
#21
Gets Weekend Reserve
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,773
-Pay: Most may think that nobody pays less than a regional, but that's not always true. Many of the captains at my company, flying things as big as G4s, are making $50-60k. They did it to get the type rating but now that the economy tanked the company is not giving them raises and they have nowhere else to go. The FOs here make $30-45k which is in line with some higher-end regionals like XJT and Horizon.
09-08-2009, 12:15 PM
#22
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2008
Position: E-170 Airbender
Posts: 341
09-09-2009, 07:48 AM
#28
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: 747 FO
Posts: 937
You must consider COL. Those are extremely low salaries for flying a Gulfstream in SoCal and probably not much better, if any, than a Gulfstream Captain and FO pay in the midwest or south.
09-09-2009, 07:50 AM
#29
The NeverEnding Story
Joined APC: Sep 2005
Posts: 7,611
Every straight-winged Citation captain I know makes equal or more than that in the midwest...
09-10-2009, 07:40 AM
#30
Line Holder
Joined APC: Feb 2009
Position: Furlough
Posts: 86
Here is my jaded opinion on this. I have been working in the airlines for almost 9 years. Started as a ramper and worked as an ops supervisor in ORD, worked in the MX hanger and in SOCC then flew for a year and got furloughed. granted I am a twisted individule, but airline flying is not for everyone. If you want or can afford to live in base then your life is fantastic and reserve is not bad at all but if you commute and depending on the contract and the compnay, your life can get misreable. First year pay sucks but you can make ends meet just don't live out side your means. Schedules can be bad but you will always have your days off and they can roll your day but it will get restored. The flying can become boring doing the hub and spoke system but it is all what you make of it. Out of all the jobs I ever had, flying was by far the best and I was happy to go to work and on my days off I never took my work home with me. The travel benefits are great when flights are open and jumpseating can be the most painful experiance but better then being left behind. For now keep the job you have build up as much Turbin PIC time in the King Air but if airline flying is what you want to do, then do it.
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