rudder wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:26 pm The only way to have ‘career’ is to also have job security.

Ask yourself if you truly have that (30-45 years) at any regional airline.

FL-280 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:42 pm There is no way your first priority in life is family or lifestyle. Your first youtube video was about how much money you made in one month, which was boosted as hell by the way.
I think you are telling yourself staying is good, maybe you got a pfo and are debating not trying again and be junior to all your buddies.

Don't get me wrong, Jazz is a great gig but you seem to be after the $$

rudder wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:26 pm The only way to have ‘career’ is to also have job security.

Ask yourself if you truly have that (30-45 years) at any regional airline.

Boreas wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:12 pm Theres no way Captain Kirk would settle for a regional career. Just saying

speedah wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:08 pm Im sure the “10 thousand and whatever” a month working “minimal overtime” should keep you happy... sir.
You would have been doing over 100 credit to do that as a second year Captain. Don’t kid yourself

Looking forward to your next video, please make it about why regionals are better than mainline carriers!

DaddyShark wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:59 am There are two guarantees in life - death and taxes.

A plane goes up and down and goes faster than the other and slower than another.

I salute any man or woman in aviation who is at peace and is content with what they have. They'd be the ones I would want to fly with in the cockpit VS the person who complains all the time. In aviation the former are few and far between.

If we don't get what we always wanted, we need to take a step back and appreciate what we already have. It'll save you a lot of grief and misery.

CaptainKirk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:25 pm

FL-280 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:42 pm There is no way your first priority in life is family or lifestyle. Your first youtube video was about how much money you made in one month, which was boosted as hell by the way.
I think you are telling yourself staying is good, maybe you got a pfo and are debating not trying again and be junior to all your buddies.

Don't get me wrong, Jazz is a great gig but you seem to be after the $$

Yes I love social media and making YouTube videos.
Here is my link just for you.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCaAYw-dO ... trBQ/about

Other than that your responses add zero value to any conversation thread I see you on. But your comment on “seniority and PFO and being junior to my buddies” actually shows how petty and low abundance you think lol.

snowcrest wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:23 am

CaptainKirk wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:25 pm

FL-280 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:42 pm There is no way your first priority in life is family or lifestyle. Your first youtube video was about how much money you made in one month, which was boosted as hell by the way.
I think you are telling yourself staying is good, maybe you got a pfo and are debating not trying again and be junior to all your buddies.

Don't get me wrong, Jazz is a great gig but you seem to be after the $$

Yes I love social media and making YouTube videos.
Here is my link just for you.

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCaAYw-dO ... trBQ/about

Other than that your responses add zero value to any conversation thread I see you on. But your comment on “seniority and PFO and being junior to my buddies” actually shows how petty and low abundance you think lol.

Oh god. You make those cringy, clickbait-y type videos.

Youre one of those.

MortyBubba wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:26 am I’m 34 years old. I decided to spend my career as a regional pilot.

The seniority that I would give up by going to a mainline carrier is not worth the extra money in my bank account. That extra money is basically just used to live in the expensive cities where mainline airlines are based. I have no desire to commute for a big shiny jet.

Don’t people say “enjoy the journey”. When you retire what would you rather have. A 777/787 in your logbook or being with family for all the special occasions that you would of missed by being junior for a long time at a mainline carrier. I would prefer to watch my son grow up then hear it from my wife because I was gone. That argument of wide bodies pilots work 9-12 days a month the rest they are home. How tired are you when you are at home? How bad is the time zone shift and radiation on your health.

Yes. A regional pilot doesn’t get the “glamorous” overnights. In the end a hotel is a hotel. If I need to be home for any reason I’m not halfway around the world. And with seniority getting better. In my 50’s I’ll be holding single day trips and home every night. With all the vacation/days off I want.

I came to the regionals thinking my end goal is mainline.

That end goal has changed. Regional for life for me.

MontyBubba

GoHomeLeg wrote: ↑Sat Oct 19, 2019 6:11 pm Go to mainline and establish seniority on the most junior aircraft. Stay senior on the most junior aircraft. If you enjoy regional airline type flying, fly the E190 or A220. The regional airline world is cutthroat. Air Canada is ten times more secure than Jazz, Encore, Sky Regional, and Georgian. Jazz and Encore being the two better ones at the moment. I would even consider Swoop over the regionals. I worked for two different regional for a total of 8 years. It gets old after a while and you'll want new challenges. DO NOT turn down AC to stay at the regionals. Maybe you have four bars on your shoulders and it's a ego boost and you don't want to walk around again with three bars. These are different times than the 30+ plus year veterans at Jazz or whatever airline they originated from. The industry is not stagnant right now. Make a move whilst you can before the movement stops and/or you're burned out.