Originally Posted by
arouth
Since you seem to be pretty knowledgeable about ExpressJet I was just wondering how much flight time people average while on reserve?
I'm military and possible getting out in a year with around 2000 hours. I live in Atlanta, so I was hoping to go into ExpressJet, build up some more flight time and get into a major airline in a year or two. I can live there very cheap which will help with the regionals.
Also does living in Atlanta help with ExpressJet?
Thanks
Just FYI, that is pretty much everyone's plan. Some just execute/get luckier than others. But don't you worry about the flight time, you'll have plenty crammed down your throat before you know it! Then you'll become like every other rational airline pilot, study up on the contract and learn how to fly as little as possible while getting paid as much as possible.
Fun fact: I'm not sure about other places, but XJT has a "call me first"/Will Fly option for reserves that want to fly. Means what it sounds like: "Will Flies" get called first before other reserves with the same days of availability and phone liability time. From my experience, it didn't seem to matter if I selected the Will Fly option or not. Seemed like staffing was either fat or thin but never just right. If it's fat, expect to fly 40-65 hours. If it's thin, expect to fly 90-95.