JSX airline interview

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anyone have , or know anyone, with recent interview with JSX? Looking for helpful insight.
 
Tarheelpilot said:
They are also not logging jet time.
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lots of places you can log jet time while also making more than a CFI.


Another issue with JSX is from a customer standpoint they blow the regionals out of the water, thus the airlines who can’t compete free market are lobbying to have the gov turn them into a part 121, I’d wager if that happened that would be the end of them.
 
decalogue said:
lots of places you can log jet time while also making more than a CFI.


Another issue with JSX is from a customer standpoint they blow the regionals out of the water, thus the airlines who can’t compete free market are lobbying to have the gov turn them into a part 121, I’d wager if that happened that would be the end of them.
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I don’t know man. I’m old but I clearly remember what it was like slogging it out as a cfi. JSX offers a livable wage. No way it’s a career destination but with the current job market for aspiring young pilots I think I would be ecstatic to fly some ****ty old desert RJ.

I definitely wouldn’t tell a cfi to pass on the job or belittle the decision to work there.

Heck I know a couple retired legacy captains banging around over there after retirement.
 
I made more as a CFI than as a CE-550 FO lol. Got dat turbine time tho, and eventually turbine PIC.

Number one thing on these interviews is be honest and be yourself. They are looking to see if you are a good guy/gal and someone you will be locked in a cockpit for hours on end.
 
Tarheelpilot said:
I don’t know man. I’m old but I clearly remember what it was like slogging it out as a cfi. JSX offers a livable wage. No way it’s a career destination but with the current job market for aspiring young pilots I think I would be ecstatic to fly some ****ty old desert RJ.

I definitely wouldn’t tell a cfi to pass on the job or belittle the decision to work there.

Heck I know a couple retired legacy captains banging around over there after retirement.
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From 250hrs on I never felt like I was slogging it, was a fun.

I was making about what JSX appears to pay now as a CFI a couple decades ago, and I didn’t have to pay for housing or utilities.

Based on the bases for JSX (per my robot buddy)
Average wage and rent

BNA (Nashville, TN): Wage ~$56,550–$66,000/year. Rent ~$19,800–$26,000/year ($1,650–$2,166/month).


DAL (Dallas, TX): Wage ~$66,400–$76,800/year. Rent ~$16,800–$23,400/year ($1,400–$1,950/month).


OAK (Oakland, CA): Wage ~$74,000–$97,000/year. Rent data limited; Bay Area typically higher (~$30,000+/year).


PHX (Phoenix, AZ): Wage ~$64,000–$81,000/year. Rent ~$20,000–$24,000/year (metro estimates ~$1,700–$2,000/month).


LAS (Las Vegas, NV): Wage ~$76,000/year. Rent ~$18,000–$22,000/year (metro estimates ~$1,500–$1,800/month).


• BUR (Burbank, CA): Wage ~$64,000–$89,000/year (LA metro). Rent ~$30,000+/year (high due to LA area).
 
decalogue said:
From 250hrs on I never felt like I was slogging it, was a fun.

I was making about what JSX appears to pay now as a CFI a couple decades ago, and I didn’t have to pay for housing or utilities.

Based on the bases for JSX (per my robot buddy)
Average wage and rent

BNA (Nashville, TN): Wage ~$56,550–$66,000/year. Rent ~$19,800–$26,000/year ($1,650–$2,166/month).


DAL (Dallas, TX): Wage ~$66,400–$76,800/year. Rent ~$16,800–$23,400/year ($1,400–$1,950/month).


OAK (Oakland, CA): Wage ~$74,000–$97,000/year. Rent data limited; Bay Area typically higher (~$30,000+/year).


PHX (Phoenix, AZ): Wage ~$64,000–$81,000/year. Rent ~$20,000–$24,000/year (metro estimates ~$1,700–$2,000/month).


LAS (Las Vegas, NV): Wage ~$76,000/year. Rent ~$18,000–$22,000/year (metro estimates ~$1,500–$1,800/month).


• BUR (Burbank, CA): Wage ~$64,000–$89,000/year (LA metro). Rent ~$30,000+/year (high due to LA area).
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I enjoyed teaching as well.

You seem to be good at the numbers. See if you can quantify how much money is lost delaying employment at the career destination job. That’s a real thing to be considered. A cfi that turns down a turbine job on a crewed airplane is ultimately delaying the start date at the retirement job. Perhaps by many years. That’s a lot of risk to take to avoid a temporary pay reduction.
 
Tarheelpilot said:
I enjoyed teaching as well.

You seem to be good at the numbers. See if you can quantify how much money is lost delaying employment at the career destination job. That’s a real thing to be considered. A cfi that turns down a turbine job on a crewed airplane is ultimately delaying the start date at the retirement job. Perhaps by many years. That’s a lot of risk to take to avoid a temporary pay reduction.
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I enjoy teaching too, still do it very part time :)

On the other part
I disagree.


In my experience, with few exceptions, pilots who rushed to Part 121 jobs and chased money were almost always the most miserable.


They often mentioned burnout, don’t really fly small planes on days off because they got “enough aviation” at work, and many often are slam clickers.


Check Reddit’s flying sub you’ll see weekly posts from wannabe airliners with around 400 hours claiming they’re “burned out on aviation,” uhhh at that stage you can’t even spell aviation yet lol
 
decalogue said:
I enjoy teaching too, still do it very part time :)

On the other part
I disagree.


In my experience, with few exceptions, pilots who rushed to Part 121 jobs and chased money were almost always the most miserable.


They often mentioned burnout, don’t really fly small planes on days off because they got “enough aviation” at work, and many often are slam clickers.


Check Reddit’s flying sub you’ll see weekly posts from wannabe airliners with around 400 hours claiming they’re “burned out on aviation,” uhhh at that stage you can’t even spell aviation yet lol
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I’m on that subreddit as well.

400 hour guys complaining about burn out are not relevant to this conversation.

If you don’t agree with that’s fine but honestly I don’t seem much in your rebuttal that’s relevant.

The risk in delaying advancement to a retirement job is not just financial. It’s also about quality of life.

I also find it interesting you assumed I was talking about a 121 being the final job for retirement. I specifically did not mention that in my posts because not everyone retires from a 121. As you know the airlines may be reliably the most paid positions but they don’t represent the majority of aviation.

I did make some assumptions in my original posts. I assumed the OP doesn’t want a career as a cfi. I made that assumption because they applied to a non cfi role.

I still think any time unnecessarily spent at a job you don’t want is time wasted. Time is our most valuable asset. Why stay at a job you know you don’t want to keep, especially if offered a position that will allow you to gain the experience for the job you want?
 
Tarheelpilot said:
I’m on that subreddit as well.

400 hour guys complaining about burn out are not relevant to this conversation.

If you don’t agree with that’s fine but honestly I don’t seem much in your rebuttal that’s relevant.

The risk in delaying advancement to a retirement job is not just financial. It’s also about quality of life.

I also find it interesting you assumed I was talking about a 121 being the final job for retirement. I specifically did not mention that in my posts because not everyone retires from a 121. As you know the airlines may be reliably the most paid positions but they don’t represent the majority of aviation.

I did make some assumptions in my original posts. I assumed the OP doesn’t want a career as a cfi. I made that assumption because they applied to a non cfi role.

I still think any time unnecessarily spent at a job you don’t want is time wasted. Time is our most valuable asset. Why stay at a job you know you don’t want to keep, especially if offered a position that will allow you to gain the experience for the job you want?
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Hunt around for a minute, don’t be afraid to move, I’ve seen 1k TT guys getting twice what JSX pays to swing gear in citation, phenoms, etc
 
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