Originally Posted by wrxpilot

Another vote for the Brasilia here... I was fortunate enough to get an offer for class on either the Brasilia or CRJ. I requested first available, which turned out to be the Brasilia. Having previously flown King Airs, I was actually pretty stoked to be back in a t-prop again. I knew it could very well be the last time in my career to be in a prop, particularly an old school beast like the 120. I came to SkyWest with my ATP, a PIC jet type (and TPIC). I certainly didn't feel above flying it, and in fact a good portion of my new hire class were more experienced than me!

I spent just under a year on it, all in the west coast system. I had an absolute blast! Everything is a little more relaxed than the CRJ, and even the SOPs are (or at least were at that time) more lenient as far as when to be stabilized, etc.

I also made considerable more money that first year compared to what I would've seen on the CRJ. I spent only a few weeks on reserve before getting a line... So not only did I make more money, I had quite a bit more time off and control over my schedule.

A year later I went over to the CRJ, and went straight to a lineholder. As everybody has said, the CRJ flying is definitely not as enjoyable. But it does pay more and is a WAY easier schedule (particularly the 700/900 trips). It really is like a different airline on the CRJ.

Maybe in another year or two I'll be fortunate enough to upgrade to the Bro again, we'll see. I certainly wouldn't mind it, but I'm not sure I want to commute to FAT.