Originally Posted by
BobSacamano
I live in PHX but have a place to stay in DFW if I need to spend some time there in reserve.
Is Skywest any better in terms of schedules? I heard it could take awhile to get PHX as your base at SKW.
Yes. As TheFly said, might take you 10 months to hold PHX, but you will definitely have a better schedule in the mean time.
Mesa is 11 days off for line holders or reserve. Mesa can junior man you into days off. SkyWest does not junior man you, it is volunteer basis. You could pick up the phone on a day off, talk to crew support (crew scheduling), and then say sorry I cannot work that trip.
There are a whole lot of other things which you will get like better pay, better per diem, a uniform allotment, 70 bucks towards your medical, pilot profit sharing.....if you are at SkyWest.
Mesa has a reputation for a reason. It is the management over there that is a problem, I am sure most of the pilots are pretty good people.