Just giving the other perspective. I think that's great you want to work the ramp for 25 k and you feel so accomplished. Hope you are as happy as you sound. What reputable company are you speaking of that pays less than minimum wage?flyinhigh wrote:Troll.simon76 wrote:Say what you want about flying for Kasper. He gives you a place to stay and that's worth about 5k a year in savings.
Do the math kids. Go fly for Kasper for 3 seasons. Get all the pic you need for your atpl. Apply to perimeter/bearskin with 1k hours, and work on a metro for a year and you will be at jazz less than 2 years in the industry.
Or you can be a ramp rat somewhere, pay rent, make 40 k a year. Get treated like shit. Barely get to fly. Waste 1-2 years and once you finally get a position flying you will wait 3 years to move up pic. So you will be at jazz in 5 years and what? Made a couple extra bucks? You probably just wasted all your extra money on rent and alcohol trying to suppress your feelings of being treated like shit on the ramp.
Get your cpl. Fly for Kasper for 8 months, jump a ramp Rat in line at company x once you have 1k hours and you will be at jazz or Porter in no time. Hate on Kasper all you want but really I think you will be way further ahead in the long run than anyone working a ramp spot
So you make 1000 a month, and get lodging paid for at 5K a year. So I made 17K to work in shitty conditions. No I'll go work the ramp for 25K, for a reputable company and be happy.
How long have you been working there?
Truth is none of these options are reputable, none of them are to be so proud to be part of. But if your goal is to make it to porter or jazz ill bet kasper will get a 200 hour wonder there faster than a ramp spot. That awesome 25k a year ramp spot you are so proud of.