Is it even worth mentioning?

minitour said:
I'm still unsure of how the whole pay thing works, so I won't comment on that. For now, I just look at the check and if it looks alright I say "okey dokey" and move on.
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Argh!:banghead:

Learn the pay system! Especially as a floater! The pay system is FAR from perfect and mistakes do get made. What do you tell them if the check doesn't look right?
 
Ian J said:
Argh!:banghead:

Learn the pay system! Especially as a floater! The pay system is FAR from perfect and mistakes do get made. What do you tell them if the check doesn't look right?
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That hasn't happened yet.


....I guess I never really thought it through. :crazy:

I think the pay system is just too complex for my simple mind and it was explained reeeeally weirdly.

The way it was explained, our class thought that holiday pay was equal to a week's worth of pay. It was explained "it's double time and your minimum is 20 hours". So any half-wit like myself can take payx2x20 and get the same as payx40.

Turns out that's wrong.

Toss in time and a quarter, time and a half...travel pay.....I really need to look deeper into the manual.

I do think I understand the expense and payroll reports/forms now though.

Either that, or CN just hits the bottle when he sees my reports because they're so far off.

-mini
 
ZapBrannigan said:
Two words. Generation-Y. As in, "Why do I have to wait until I have 1200 hours to get a job?"

This generation is so accustomed to getting what they want RIGHT NOW without putting any WORK into it, that it's not that they dont WANT to fly freight -- they're unwilling to work and put in the time to become qualified to do so.

So just like the Ipod they put on credit because they dont have two dimes to rub together, they jump at the first opportunity to go fly a big shiny jet regardless of whether they actually have the experience to be there.

-Former Freighter (C402 / Ramp 66 / Mid-90s)
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I assume you typed this while walking uphill both ways through the snow year round.
 
Mini:

In regards to getting the clubs to come with, just get into fly fishing. A few boxes of flies and a 4pc. rod that fits into a 30" tube, much easier to carry!

Or

If you are going somewhere nice and really want to play their (and will be there long enough to make it worth while), Club Glove 'em and UPS or FedEX them to your layover hotel!
 
777forever said:
Freight has usually been a stepping stone to the regionals. In today's hiring environment that step is no longer needed. Those who go to 135 freight nowadays are the ones who like that type of flying. Most people want to become an airline pilot as soon as possible.
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Nowadays 135 and regionals are a stepping stone for the majors.. It doesn't matter which one you go to first now. Find a Major the says they want you to have 121 time in their minimums. I know PLENTY of frieght dogs that go to majors after flying 135. Personally there isn't a right or wrong way to take if you want to go to the majors, as long as you become a good descision maker.
 
PGA07 said:
Mini:

In regards to getting the clubs to come with, just get into fly fishing. A few boxes of flies and a 4pc. rod that fits into a 30" tube, much easier to carry!

Or

If you are going somewhere nice and really want to play their (and will be there long enough to make it worth while), Club Glove 'em and UPS or FedEX them to your layover hotel!
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Last time I went fishing I was 8....I can't catch a cold.

-mini
 
ackeight said:
Nowadays 135 and regionals are a stepping stone for the majors.. It doesn't matter which one you go to first now. Find a Major the says they want you to have 121 time in their minimums. I know PLENTY of frieght dogs that go to majors after flying 135. Personally there isn't a right or wrong way to take if you want to go to the majors, as long as you become a good descision maker.
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Find a major that hires at posted minimums regularly. I seriously doubt there are PLENTY. A FEW may have the connections to get it done but 121 time is certainly "competitive minimums"
 
777forever said:
Find a major that hires at posted minimums regularly. I seriously doubt there are PLENTY. A FEW may have the connections to get it done but 121 time is certainly "competitive minimums"
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Where did i say in there that they got hired at the airline minimums? I just said as far as being able to apply at the majors it doesn't say you need to have 121 time.
 
Ian J said:
So is it really worth plugging? Does freight pretty much get their pilots from people who always wanted to do it anyway? Has any student pilot dead-set on jet flying ever been swooned over to the dark side? Just curious.
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I never really had an interest in flying for the airlines, but I also never really set out a plan on what's next in the world of aviation...After CFIing I had gained enough experience to know that there is more to professional flying than just SJS and still am deciding which cargo op to go to since my top 3 have all offered something, but the timing is wrong.

777forever said:
Those who go to 135 freight nowadays are the ones who like that type of flying. Most people want to become an airline pilot as soon as possible.
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I'd agree with the first sentence and not the second.

USMCmech said:
If you NEED two turbo fans, and a glass cockpit in order to feel safe up in the clouds, you need to seriously question if you are cut out for this line of work in any capacity.
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I don't think I will ever wonder if I'm going to make a good dawg. Yesterday, flying in a 172 through +RA & GS told to fly Direct CERNA the GPS craps out, we get rocked +/- 250' AS +/-10 MOD Turb. And I start laughing saying to my student, "This is really fun."

Now it's just a matter of waiting for the right timing since I have more than just me to think about.
 
If I had an offer to fly a Caravan or piston twin out of Seattle for a livable wage, I'd have to give serious consideration to leaving my "jet job."

Does that make me irrational?
 
WAFlyBoy said:
If I had an offer to fly a Caravan or piston twin out of Seattle for a livable wage, I'd have to give serious consideration to leaving my "jet job."

Does that make me irrational?
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No, but I know people that would say it makes you "unprofessional" :confused:

Don't you know, real pilots only fly jets?

Seriously though, I've been saying that for a long time now. Give me a piston twin, good QOL and a nice pay check and...I'll be very happy.

-mini
 
I would be happy flying the Beech for the rest of my career if the pay was good enough.
 
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