Originally Posted by
beebopbogo
As a Mesa pilot, I say go for it! "Apply" pretty much means "Get Hired." We need pilots so bad you'll get hired as long as you breathe (and have 500 total time and 50 multi - they say 100 multi, but my sim partner only had 1000/50). But yeah, once you're in, get out. All you need is a couple hundred hours in the CRJ and options open up everywhere.
As a perfect example, my ground school buddy got hired for Mesa and flew about 3 months. He acquired about 240 hours in the CRJ, which put him way above the flight instructor applicants, and
applied to Colgan. He was immediately hired and put into the EMB-170 (wing mounted engines, auto-throttle, look it up). Sweet deal for him, if you ask me.
Personally, I'm flying 20 hours per month in Hawaii with a water-proof beeper and can't make myself move away... Surfing is addicting
Not bad if Colgan flew EMB-170's
. Actually they fly Saabs, 1900's and have orders for Q400's but NO EMB's. Not even their new parent company fly’s or has them on order. I think RAH (in the US) is the only company currently operating EMB-170’s, others have orders but I don’t think anyone has taken delivery.