What is the Life of a Regional Airline Pilot Like?
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What is the Life of a Regional Airline Pilot Like?
Greetings
Keen to hear about different people's experiences as a regional airline pilot. Do you find it enjoyable, satisfying, financially sufficient to live off and raise a family? Do you find it a job that you would be happy to stay in for the rest of your career?
All information greatly appreciated.
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Keen to hear about different people's experiences as a regional airline pilot. Do you find it enjoyable, satisfying, financially sufficient to live off and raise a family? Do you find it a job that you would be happy to stay in for the rest of your career?
All information greatly appreciated.
cheers
Regional Airline
I believe in general working for a Regional is much better than a GA charter job but not as good as a major airline.
There are several factors to consider :
- which airline
- based where
- aircaft you fly
- routes you fly / variety
- amount of overnights
- pay / allowances
- management / the boss / chief pilot
- pilots you fly with / people you work with
- size of company / future opportunities
etc
I myself am a lot happier working for a Regional Airline compared to GA charter.
There are several factors to consider :
- which airline
- based where
- aircaft you fly
- routes you fly / variety
- amount of overnights
- pay / allowances
- management / the boss / chief pilot
- pilots you fly with / people you work with
- size of company / future opportunities
etc
I myself am a lot happier working for a Regional Airline compared to GA charter.
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Rates way way above charter, again very dependent on the company re: equipment, culture, routes, pilot:flying hours ratio.
The pay level is my only downside, I live the lifestyle of a long haul capt. with the paycheck of a regional F/O.
The rest is awesome go for it!
The pay level is my only downside, I live the lifestyle of a long haul capt. with the paycheck of a regional F/O.
The rest is awesome go for it!
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Tinpis, I agree on discussing lifestyle.
Karmakoma, does this mean you fly overseas on 4 or 5 long hauls per month, you know a 14 hour sector to North America, one and a half days off there in a 5 star hotel and then a 15 hour return leg followed by 5 days off at your home port. This is generally the "lifestyle" of a long haul pilot, doesn't sound like a regional airline to me.
Karmakoma, does this mean you fly overseas on 4 or 5 long hauls per month, you know a 14 hour sector to North America, one and a half days off there in a 5 star hotel and then a 15 hour return leg followed by 5 days off at your home port. This is generally the "lifestyle" of a long haul pilot, doesn't sound like a regional airline to me.
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Sorry knit pickers
I live the lifestyle of "a long haul capt" re: the amount of money I spend on having fun on my days off which does not equal my F/O salary
But I think you two could have actually worked that out all on your own
To be even more blantantly obvious the pay sux! I believe the pay of a long haul captain does not suck as much.
But I think you two could have actually worked that out all on your ownTo be even more blantantly obvious the pay sux! I believe the pay of a long haul captain does not suck as much.
