Originally Posted by
RV5M
Heck, I'd consider bailing from Mesa for Commutair with this new pay scale. Turboprops are more fun. Would I be 'behind the curve' for reasonable upgrade times? Where to C5 FOs go when they leave?
Turbo props are more fun! I flew the CRJ-200/900 for 5 years and while those are fine airplanes, I really enjoy the dash
As for being "behind the curve," I wouldn't worry about that at all. Upgrades haven't happened in a few months bc we're short FO's so our upgrade is running a little over 2 years. There are 6 new hires in class for April and I believe we'll be over 10 new hires in May if what I've been hearing is true. Upgrades are sure to follow since we've cancelled a few flights over the last couple weeks for no crews, including captains. Just for perspective, CommutAir hasn't had upgrades ever go over 3-3.5 years in the last 10 years. And the only reason it went up that high at one time was due to the big recession a couple years back. Hope that helps.