Originally Posted by GoNova

So if you are a new hire soon you'll be around #475, and say the airline grows like it plans too to 600, very possible with almost $60,000 for people hopping regionals and $54,000 for new hires on top of 1000 hour upgrades and flow, so definitely possible to grow to that number. Once the hiring is straight in to the jet (for the must fly a sjs guys) very soon and announce a new base to attract a different region that growth could be even larger. Piedmont has already announced if they can get the pilots the jets will keep coming.

Now you're looking at 5 per month / 60 a year, so if # 90 is around where you flow and you are 125 from the bottom there are 385 flowing in front of you, let's say 50 just 50 which is only 13% (small percentage) moves on to a major/mid level/corporate/terminated/whatever that puts 335 above you and a little over 5 and a half years.

So in conclusion it is realistic if you decide to work for Piedmont you can flow a little over 5 years, now if they grow even more and somehow more than 13% of the pilots flowing above you (extremely possible) decide to move on the number will be 5 or less. You're also looking at a place where you can bid captain as fast as possible and become eligible quicker to move on outside the flow. Just saying