Originally Posted by
Socalflyguy
A lot of those captains became scared of the maintenance on the aircraft. They will probably tell you that there were major issues when in reality they were just tired of being at the company. They probably went to your company because they can’t handle being away from home for more than 12 hours. They would rather take a 50% pay cut than to go somewhere else. They weren’t captains in my opinion.
Why is it surprising that pilots want to move from PC12s to jets? Maybe not everyone, but I assume many pilots have the same interest. Personally, I think the regionals are offering particularly attractive opportunities for qualified pilots.