This thread is fun!

I had about 800 hours in type when I upgraded...1,515 TT. How do you make captain decisions when you have such low time? Easy.

Don't do stupid things, don't think you know better than the checklist, and if maintenance tells you to start pulling circuit breakers to override computer logic in flight...don't go.

I refused several airplanes, and one flight due to weather. Took over one airplane from an FO during landing (wasn't the time for mentoring) and had one RTB due to equipment failure.

When my class was upgrading, I had a few friends at other regionals who said "you guys just aren't ready yet". Truth is, I'm sure there were some that weren't, but you don't choose your timing. I've met plenty of pilots who've turned down upgrade for personal reasons (family, moving, better schedule, holidays, etc) but I never met one who said "just not ready yet".

The key to making the transition to Captain, is to remember who you are once you take the job. The buck stops with you,it's your job to develop the next group of leaders at the company, and to safely conduct the flight. If hte FO crashes the plane, it's your fault. If you crash the plane, it's your fault...and if the damn thing loses a wing and crashes to the ground, you can bet they'll still find a way to blame YOU. At that point, you should realize that you have to be the one making decisions, and hopefully you've had the proper training and mentoring to be able to do that...accurately, and quickly.