Sorry for the late reply, got busier than I anticipated!
Originally Posted by
EMB-145LR
I would’ve still moved home much earlier in my career if I could and would’ve taken a pay cut to do so because I’d done my research and not overstretched myself financially. It’s would be unwise both fiscally and mentally to set yourself up in such a manner that you can only take a jet job.
It's not just money but career options for the future as well. As others have cited, having a jet rating is "safer" and the OP is having to choose between TP@home or jet elsewhere. If it was jets in both instances with slightly less pay at home, then I see your point and would agree as he is only being stunted pay-wise but still has a good rating that is in demand in many places. I get the feeling that TP isn't as sought-after as jet
If a cadet is so myopic in their desire to get onto a shiny jet at any cost, then so be it, but I think they’ll come to regret it further down the line.
I could make the same point regarding getting home at any cost..... and regretting it further down the line.
The original poster says that his ATR rating would be paid for and the money would be good when he gets his command in 18 months time. Reading between the lines he wants to be home and he doesn’t suggest that finances are the main driver in his decision making process.
True, but as stated, it's not only finances but future career progression as well!
So I don’t see where MY financial situation comes into it at all. If he doesn’t have the financial constraint (which he doesn’t seem to from his original post) then I merely suggested that he’d be happier with the option that takes him home.
I was just saying that being in a better financial situation (you) may afford you options that is not necessarily available or attractive to others (OP or other pilots with low flight hours). 12 years in the biz, your own command, and a healthy bank balance shifts priorities. Newly-minted FO, no command, and a good-sized debt (or bond, as is the OP) would be looking at different priorities. Even if no debt, future career prospects alone would shift priorities compared to someone such as yourself who has probably already ticked most boxes.
May I ask what stage of your career you’re at Nurse2Pilot, and what your aspirations are? The reason I said you appear bitter is that you come across as rather angry that someone might suggest that the luxury of putting a home life first over flying even exists?
As mentioned, I've not even started flight training yet!
So how can I be bitter or angry at something that I don't even have anything invested in? You're reading into something that isn't there, so maybe review your own thought processes as to how you can "see" bitterness or anger even when you've been told it isn't there.
FYI - I am fully aware of putting other priorities first, hence my first post in this thread. I've been on part time hours at work for 3 years now simply because the NHS is going bonkers and I refuse to go down that road with it.