[SkyWest Todd]

Hey Mike,

It sounds like you are closing in on a great plan of action and getting ready to put it into motion. That's great!

If you were to plan on pay etc. based on Sky West... You can plan on $22 per hour while in training. I think they still pay 60 hours per month maximum while you are in training. Your training will last roughly 8 weeks. After the training, your guarantee goes up to 75 hours block or credit. If you're not familiar with block / credit time, your wife can explain it from her experience as a flight attendant.

Per Diem - For your time away from base on your flights, you will also get $1.60/hour 24 hours per day while you are away from your home base.

The reality is, you won't make much money the first year as an FO. I went into it with very low expectations of a great schedule or money in the first year.

Your second year, it wouldn't be too hard to make 50K per year. You will have a better schedule (worth more money) based on your seniority and your pay goes from $22/hour to $35/hour. There is also a little bonus pay for flying the 700 or 900 vs the CRJ 200.

In a nutshell, I wouldn't expect much more than $1600/month the first year but 50K the second year wouldn't be too tough to do.

This is a very fluid industry which is obviously reacting to the price of fuel on a daily basis. It will move up, down, round and round but the reality is that people will still fly. They aren't going to go back to riding a train to get from LA to NYC. With that said, it is tough to predict where the airline industry will be in 1 or 2 years but people will still be flying.

Sky West is currently hiring. You can go to www.pilotjobs.com and see the latest from multiple airlines on that website.

Let me know when you take that first flight and get started with your training!

Did ATP get back with you yet?

Talk to you soon. Todd