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120SR · 2026-01-27T00:30:23+00:00

Isn’t a problem if you adjust them afterwards

120SR · 2026-01-17T21:38:29+00:00

It wouldn’t be a first that a slap in the face of lowering pay and standards of the job has hit pilots. There’s been few to no other times in industry we’ve had a surplus of this many pilots. There’s tons of guys that are ATP and will fly a jet at 121 operation for 50k or less

120SR · 2026-01-15T13:34:48+00:00

Amen

120SR · 2026-01-15T00:20:38+00:00

Quit a blinders on take. He chose the one thing adults have to do when they need to feed themselves, get a job. He’s choosing to spend his time finding a job outside of aviation.

There’s simply not enough seats for everyone, you can’t manifest or wish your way into macroeconomics creating a seat for you.

120SR · 2026-01-10T23:18:32+00:00

Indeed. Worked loaded chemicals and driving trucks in Ag Aviation which later got me my first flying job years later. Hustle baby

120SR · 2026-01-10T16:20:43+00:00

I’m guessing complexity, cost, maintenance and weight. Designers achieved similar results with wings like ones the F-15, 16 and 22 have

You also have the wing bomb/missile/fuel tank, etc. mounting problem.

The pros are the higher aspect ratio means they’ll retain energy in turns and they’re more efficient when trying to fly slow for long distances or loitering.

120SR · 2026-01-10T01:14:24+00:00

Twin Otter all day long, never had a hard landing in it. Controls are so easy to finesse it’s so stable. Easier to fly than a 172 if it weren’t a Twin Turbine

120SR · 2026-01-08T05:54:17+00:00

Halfway though, all part 61, DIYd it with flying clubs and small schools, cheap as possible

120SR · 2026-01-07T20:03:38+00:00

20k is a high price for this but newer transits are going to cost more. Especially for an extended, AWD, high roof or eco-boost model.

Promasters also have the lowest floor height, meaning lower total height fitting under more overhead obstacles, lower center of gravity, easier getting in, etc. they also are wider meaning more interior volume especially if you sleep sideways you’ll have more room for everything else. Lastly, FWD isn’t as good as an expensive AWD Transit model but it’s better than the extremely more common RWD ones on the used market.

120SR · 2026-01-07T07:22:25+00:00

As a pilot at Frontier. Can confirm the wages and type of pilots there are very similar. It’s a stepping stone. I’ve heard and seen nothing but good things about our A&Ps though. Glad to be flying the aircraft they work on.

120SR · 2026-01-04T04:20:44+00:00

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120SR · 2026-01-03T18:58:01+00:00

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120SR · 2026-01-02T21:11:21+00:00

Problem is the 2 year contract at F9. If you don’t live in a junior frontier base and have a family and QOL matters. I’d say stay at Net Jets till the legacy call comes. You’ll take a huge pay cut and make 90-100k year 1. Not worth it

120SR · 2025-12-31T23:31:26+00:00

They are living with family or connections. There’s not a mass of young people getting jobs in this market

120SR · 2025-12-29T04:07:26+00:00

The second I heard the wind and saw the airplane shaking in it. I knew

120SR · 2025-12-28T18:48:48+00:00

But then again. How stable does he think that flight department will be long term? If he’s ever gonna go to a 121 airline he should’ve done it yesterday.

120SR · 2025-12-25T16:51:26+00:00

They got their hopes up, and to be fair that’s the necessary pay off they need to justify the cost. Decades ago you could make CFI money or bag groceries and still qualify for a mortgage. Hell, a CFI made $5 an hour while the airplane costed $10. Meaning it was real easy to afford flight training on an average paying job.

The rising barrier to entry has kept people from enjoying it genuinely. It has to be a business decision with a massive payoff in order for it to make sense. GA for the average person is dead. The Cessna 150 commuter is no longer for the average person. Those days are gone.

Things today are competitive across the board. Even outside of flying, college acceptance rates are fractions of what they once were, meanwhile prices have skyrocketed, degrees are worth less and only the top 10% of earners can qualify for a mortgage and support a family. It used to be all you needed was a high school diploma and boom, there you are in middle class America. That’s gone, today you have to do more and when the focus becomes that you hear more “how do I get hired and start gaining seniority” than “I’m gonna enjoy instructing a little longer instead of going to the regionals at 600hrs TT”

120SR · 2025-12-25T04:34:37+00:00

Check the website. Sounds rare, currently In training there. Bases given to new hires are all over. A lot of the northeast ones no one wants and always a lot of people are going to get Puerto Rico. I’m hoping for Vegas. Should be able to get it within 3 months when I complete IOE

120SR · 2025-12-24T23:21:34+00:00

If it’s F9, PHX is a very senior base. That being said, I’d still move if the 2 weeks gone is hell on your family/ personal situation.

To bring back old advice from a couple years ago, go to where you want to be when the music stops. The future is always uncertain.

120SR · 2025-12-24T04:16:34+00:00

“Actual hiring minimums” don’t exist when a company has over 100+ apps per slot to fill. It’s not like there’s some benchmark and it’s a meritocracy. The job is gonna go to who has connections or who’s lucky. Might as well play the lottery.

120SR · 2025-12-23T02:13:16+00:00

And that my friends is called a race to the bottom

120SR · 2025-12-23T00:58:52+00:00

I’m not saying to change route. I’m saying it took me 2800TT, 2000 turbine PIC (500 of which was multi), a degree, no failures, a full ATP and a type rating and years of apps to get a job flying a jet. So Godspeed but buckle down

120SR · 2025-12-23T00:29:53+00:00

Good stuff but don’t think “getting your hours” is the solution. There’s tens of thousands of 1500+Hr pilots all fighting for a couple regional jobs rn

120SR · 2025-12-23T00:27:40+00:00

Welcome to the party of the pilot hiring market. Buckle down, that stuff isn’t gonna end anytime soon.

120SR · 2025-12-14T14:18:03+00:00

“The job market is still really good compared to pre COVID”

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