Originally Posted by
dvtpilot
Wow thanks for the insight! I'm actually living in TUL now, but my current commute east is not always easy either. It's too bad that the schedules aren't very commuter friendly, although my current shop is quickly turning that way with a lack of bodies and the new rest rules. I'm about to go 3 weeks straight (if the current plan holds up today) of being reassigned into one of my 2 precious days off.
Guess I'd figured it could be a bit better there but maybe not!
I hope that I've helped, and I'm sorry that I assumed a little too much from your username.
Based on what you said in your second post, I'd like to add that chasing a quick upgrade at Republic might very well not work out, since Bedford himself has said that renewing the E145 contracts may not be in the company's best interest and there are signs that they may be starting to go away. The company has finally realized that their staffing issues are not going to easily go away and there a many people who think that the E145s will be phased out and the pilots moved into the Ejets and the Q.
This plan makes good sense for the company as they would see tremendous savings by dumping an aircraft type and a certificate, but it'll push upgrades back by another couple of years and then significantly slow them since most of the company's "lifer" captains are already on or moving to the Ejets.
Good luck with your choice, I hoped that I've helped pass on some worthwhile information. I may sound pretty down on the company, and I am for a series of reasons, but my goal is to help others make an informed decision. Republic might be a good choice for people in certain situations, but I didn't have the benefit of anyone telling me the many problems that are deeply ingrained in Republic's corporate culture and outstation basing's drastically negative effect on QoL.