It took me 16 months to upgrade at Lakes due to furloughs and that was a looooooong time in comparison. If you're considering it then make sure your skills are sharp, guys bust out every class and the first time pass rate for upgrade was always below 50% when I was there. If a quick grand PIC is what you want then I would do it. Trust me, you will never do anything the rest of your career that is that much fun. Think Bob Hoover in a 1900 instead of a Commander.

And if you think having flight attendants is an advantage then you've obviously not been in airplanes with FAs for very long.