Roger Roger
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Definite feelings of imposter syndrome over the last few monthsThEy wIlL lEt AnYonE fLy HeRe, jk.
Womp womp
Bye bye Medevac
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alaskadrifter
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I still feel that. Reserve isnāt too bad, if you donāt mind basically being a SEA reserve (with an extra step).
Roger Roger
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Obligatory hero shot
Roger Roger
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Thanks are owed.
@derg for running this place. I literally never would have ended up where I am without it.
@ppragman for bringing me to Juneau and getting me hooked on flying in Southeast, and for the use of your couch those first couple weeks.
@Capt. Chaos for teaching me things that literally kept me alive flying in Southeast as a wet behind the ears lower 48er.
@Rocketman99 and @Cheechako for introducing me to people and writing recommendations.
Too many others to name on here who have shaped my professional development and slowly talked me into going 121.
@derg for running this place. I literally never would have ended up where I am without it.
@ppragman for bringing me to Juneau and getting me hooked on flying in Southeast, and for the use of your couch those first couple weeks.
@Capt. Chaos for teaching me things that literally kept me alive flying in Southeast as a wet behind the ears lower 48er.
@Rocketman99 and @Cheechako for introducing me to people and writing recommendations.
Too many others to name on here who have shaped my professional development and slowly talked me into going 121.
Roger Roger
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Finished my 6 month CQ today. 4 months until year 2 pay kicks inā¦
Roger Roger
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6 months post line check for new hires.
///AMG
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Like roger said, 6 months for newhires onlyā¦..and ho boy, I had my first full year between CQs this spring (actually 13 months due to grace month), and i felt very rusty. It went great, but i spent a lot of time on my own preparing/listening to pod casts on the way to the airport about the 737/studying the books.
///AMG
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Beautiful man. Thatās a very nice bump. And before you know it, youāll have the last huge bump at year 3, until you upgrade. And we both get another in Sep. Love it
And to be very honest, Iāve been out so much on mil leave lately trying to get a handle on my new mil duties, your hero pic makes me super miss being there. Like I want to be doing the walk around, saying hi to the rampers, and just having a gādamn sparkling water in shirtsleeves and talking about improving the ventilation of a backyard shed for like 5 hrs on a transcon. Itās a pretty Fāing great job that i am excited to be able to do more soon.
BEEF SUPREME
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Iād be looking pretty hard at the 8-10 year range on the payscale before you guys see an upgrade.
A lot depends on the merger but itās not looking good at present. At the rate things are going Iāll probably be back on the FO list soon too.
Roger Roger
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Eh, itās alright I guess. If it werenāt for the long term pay, schedule control, vacation, etc, just comparing showing up to work and flying? Iād rather be doing hoodrat ā¢ with my friends in learjets. 6 hours on autopilot in the finest flying machine 1967 had to offer with another interchangeable middle aged white dude captain just isnāt as much fun.
///AMG
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Perfectly fine with me. I have no intent of bidding left until it is a good QOL, and even if i could right now, for the sake of my crews, Iām just gonna say Iām very much not ready. Not from a flying aspect, but from a running 121 ops perspective. They deserve better than some FNG with a couple whole years under their belt.
bimmerphile
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the horror of a return to a normal career progression timeline
///AMG
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Yeah, the āif it werenāt forā things you mention are why you are in a good spot now. Iām just simple enough to actually have some pure enjoyment out of showing up for a trip, sipping a club soda from MT to MI, and then maybe nailing a decent landing and grabbing some fancy east coast dinner. Nobody ever said I wasnāt a Basic B, and where my PSLs at? Itās almost Oct
BEEF SUPREME
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The pilot group gave up on 5 contractual days off in a row while on reserve. Hope they enjoy that. Because I donāt.
Thereās no point in having travel benefits at this point. But I can enjoy a nice road trip to Yakima during the summer, I guess.
BEEF SUPREME
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All I'm saying is look past the 3 year FO pay scale for financial planning.
///AMG
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Fair enough. I think financial planning, or maybe hustling to the max for a financially secure future is about my only hobby at this point. If you mean ābe ready for the airline thing to go sidewaysā, that has been my assumption since day one.
BEEF SUPREME
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The MIL folks seem very fortunate to have a backup career they can utilize for the rough times. One of my classmates just bailed for the entire pandemic. If I had the option I'd definitely leave for a year or 5 right now.
Cherokee_Cruiser
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Roger Roger
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I thought this years seemed pretty reasonable compared with the stories about last years kobayashi maru scenario. Also night and day from new hire training, but some of that might have just been luck of the draw with instructors.