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\u00a0I\u2019m still here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The last year has been interesting. Flights went from nearly empty to every seat being full.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was fortunate to survive furlough and have steady flying the entire time. During the fall I was the second most junior pilot in my status. This summer\u2026I\u2019m 50% in base meaning half the pilots in my status are below me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the increase in flying I\u2019ve scored a few 150% pay trips. These are the trips my wife and I would talk about while I was making $40 an hour as a RJ First Officer. One 150% pay overnight pays more than. I took home in a month my first year flying back in 2007. Even a regular pay 4 day pays more than I made in a month as a 8 year RJ First Officer. I am lucky to be where I am.<\/p>\n
While planes are full, I am not doing to same flying I used to do. I miss Colombia and Ecuador. My Bogota flights from DFW are now flown by a 777. No flights to Ecuador have returned yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This Thursday I fly to Honduras for the first time since 2019.\u00a0Toncont\u00edn airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras is one of the most difficult airports to land at in the world. There\u2019s a lot of prepartation prior to landing. I\u2019m looking forward to a change of scenery.<\/span><\/p>\n Beyond that\u2026life is good. Kids are healthy. Wife and I are vaccinated. Waiting for the world to recover.\u00a0<\/p>\n Almost daily updates ok TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n