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cfii2007 · August 14th, 2008, 17:31

Nice article.

Pay REALLY needs to increase for the first year FO....but probably won't.

The simple reality is, many of us will have a career with a regional, if we decide to stay with the airlines. It is important for us to not make a mad dash for a bottom feeder...as to "get in and get out" This is the mentality with so many newbie pilots, regardless if they are CFI's, 135 freight dogs or 121 FO's. A 250 hour university grad will not think twice about accepting a job in the right seat of a CRJ, for wages below the poverty line. Ask someone who has paid their dues by instructing and maybe flying freight for a few years, and you will probably hear a different answer.

It is pretty embarassing that the pimple faced kid at Kinko's makes more than a first year FO at "insert regional here".

August 14th, 2008, 17:31	#18
cfii2007 Old Skool Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,975	Re: "Regional Airline Pilots: Welcome To The Rest Of Your Ca Nice article. Pay REALLY needs to increase for the first year FO....but probably won't. The simple reality is, many of us will have a career with a regional, if we decide to stay with the airlines. It is important for us to not make a mad dash for a bottom feeder...as to "get in and get out" This is the mentality with so many newbie pilots, regardless if they are CFI's, 135 freight dogs or 121 FO's. A 250 hour university grad will not think twice about accepting a job in the right seat of a CRJ, for wages below the poverty line. Ask someone who has paid their dues by instructing and maybe flying freight for a few years, and you will probably hear a different answer. It is pretty embarassing that the pimple faced kid at Kinko's makes more than a first year FO at "insert regional here".