Originally Posted by
BobJenkins
Sorry to dispute what you are saying, FHS, but to my knowledge,
Envoy has yet to put any new hires into the 175. That is "coming soon to a class near you" from what I know. Forgive me in advance if you know better.
Also, Mesa can offer something Envoy cannot... Flight time in a reasonable time frame. If a person wants to sit on reserve for a couple of years, flying 200-500 hours a year, with the chance of flowing in a few years, then Envoy is the place to be. If said person instead wishes to quickly get to 1000 TSIC, then Mesa would be a better fit.
I would agree with most of this. I haven't seen any new hires put into the 175 yet and I dont see that happening for a while. Displaced pilots are scheduled for training on it for the next couple months on the 175. After that who knows.
I'm not sure why you think a Mesa pilot can build time faster than an Envoy pilot. The flight blocks are given monthly and change happens often and quickly. We had some months where the entire month OT was paid 200 percent.
I can say I and my family are enjoying not getting called out for trips all the time, but no one expects it to last much longer.