Originally Posted by
Spicoli
What is the upgrade time to captain like. Do u have to wait for a current captain to quit or move on?
Again...it depends on the company. Policies vary
greatly.
Some places you'll be hired right in as PIC, others you'll be a "co captain" but have no real captain responsibilities, others you'll be an FO for a set period of time, others will depend on the needs of the operation, and for others you'll upgrade to PIC when somebody with more longevity leaves/retires/dies.
Having gone from RJ FO to corporate SIC to corporate PIC to corporate CP, the only thing bizav flying has in common with airline flying is driving an airplane Point A to B - literally
everything else is different.