ATP, CFI, CFII, MEI. 1800TT. What's the most money I can get?

Sp33dB1rd

Sp33dB1rd

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I have 121 experience too.

When I was furloughed from the regionals i went back to my engineering career, which pays too much to leave but is ultimately soul-sucking.

What's out there?

Thanks,
 
Austin Wood said:
I have 121 experience too.

When I was furloughed from the regionals i went back to my engineering career, which pays too much to leave but is ultimately soul-sucking.

What's out there?

Thanks,
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IMO, nothing good yet. From my outside-looking-in entrant's perspective, nobody's raised pay, regionals are scaling back operations a bit, and some are even looking for concessions from their pilot groups.

135 side, we're not seeing any significant improvements in pay yet, and we definitely seem to be seeing a QOL decline across-the-board.

I did the flying I wanted to do, rather than chasing money. Now I want to do a different kind of flying, but I'm still not chasing money. I also came from an engineering background (systems architect), and I'm still having fun... but YMMV. No real improvements that I've seen, though.

(I don't consider a $10k bonus to be any sort of 'improvement', when that $10k is 1/3 of what you're making for the entire year and binds you under non-negotiable terms)

Freelance CFI on the side, depending on your area, can be a decent supplement, money-wise.

-Fox
 
Find a flight school and teach part time. Since you already are an ATP and not building time, take this opportunity to teach others about aviation and stay current on their dime.
 
Austin Wood said:
I have 121 experience too.

When I was furloughed from the regionals i went back to my engineering career, which pays too much to leave but is ultimately soul-sucking.

What's out there?

Thanks,
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Probably corporate or fractional starting out.

Long term, best bet is getting back into 121.
 
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