[QUOTE=185flier]depends on where you start
if you start in the 135 it is quicker to get back to Anchorage by probably 2 years
some stations work week on week off so leaving a family in Anchorage is ok.
summers are busy i don't know if you can hold a week on week off schedule
watch what happens at ERA I know PenAir would like to expand and if they go under PenAir will be hiring[/QUOTE

Which station is week on, week off? Dutch Harbor maybe? AKN and DLG both have 10 on, 5 off. So, not counting travel time, you will spend two-thirds of your life away from your family If your wife isn't comfortable living in the bush, forget about it. Also, seems to me that upgrades go mostly by senority, so I don't know how starting in 135 will get you a quicker upgrade. Oh yeah, Do you KNOW PenAir wants to expand, or is it just rumors and wishful thinking?