Originally Posted by
SharkyBN584
Looking at DOH's is great and all....but do you know how many people are between you and the DOH of 4/05? No way this place is upgrading over 900 people in two years. Attrition is high, but it ain't that high and we're developing our own little group of lifers. The most upgrades I've seen at one time was for this most recent PHL bid...but if they did that every 2 months until they hit you...it would STILL be over 2 years. Not to mention there's just not that many 170 Sims....
Anyone hired after Aug 2006 is looking around AT LEAST a 2.5 year upgrade and getting longer (bottom of the list I would estimate 3 years or longer). I'd bet my training contract on it
I think I would have to go with sharky on this one. Too many people forget that the quick upgrades are coming more from the large expansion and less from the people leaving. Republic doesn't have sole ownership of the sims either like he said. You can only upgrade so many people so quick. Once the new airframes stop hitting property this will slow upgrades pretty quickly.
However, I don't know why most of you are worried about the darn upgrade. Just take the job that fits where you live and sit through your 3 years or stay a flight instructor for an extra 1-2 years. Geesh most of you will still be a CA before your 25 and that isn't good enough?