Originally Posted by
tinman1
I'm considering holding off on the upgrade until I get some real winter flying experience. There was a group of us hired around a year ago that spent the summer out east and were able to hold PHX before the weather started getting nasty. And since hell would likely freeze over before a junior CRJ CA could hold PHX, it might be best to bid IAD or DFW for a couple months over the winter before upgrading.
Thoughts?
You are ready or you are not. If you question whether you can safely command a jet with 76 people and a fresh out of IOE FO while in the crap, then don't bid captain. If you would like a little reassurance, go pick up some IAD flying and see how you do. If you feel like you are ready but are afraid of facebiters posts about inexperience in the northeast winters, I wouldnt sweat it if you know what you are doing.