Highland - Pros and cons (as I see it)
I've been working for Highland for nearly 8 years and I am still enjoying it.
My mortgage gets paid, I have enough left over to have a life and I live in a beautiful part of the country.
I have seen many come and many go, and some of the guys I line trained are now LHS on much bigger stuff. Have I been left behind, am I the mug for staying put? Maybe, but not in my mind. I drive five minutes to get to work, no traffic problems or long commutes, I get home most nights (not the same for all, granted). I have a small aircraft hangared at the generosity of the company and have some of the most varied hands on flying in the country and beyond.
The flipside is my skills are in a limited regime, I have little glass time, no current heavy (or even medium) time, and ZERO jet time. If Highland went pop tomorrow my quals wouldn't put me ahead for my next job. So perhaps my choice to stay here may be a poor one in the long term. Of course none of us are getting younger. 33 yrs old 7000 hours, will soon be 40 with 9000. No nearer to getting a jet job, in fact if anything I could be penalised for being a limted trick pony. Those that have left and are doing bigger and 'better' things may well be better off in the long term, time will tell.
To sum up it is what it is, and for me it works. Some of facts stated in this thread are true, but times change and the current management certainly have plans for the future that may improve the lot of the line pilot.
I will sit back and watch the thread descend into the usual thread creeping sniping ( I await your latest return of fire Toddler!) but if anyone wants to PM me about the original thread please do so....
Cheers.
CRX
(currently on duty for HWY sat in stormy Sumburgh)