Originally Posted by
Captain Kirk
Sat exactly 1 month of reserve in Lga and have a line in July. January DOH.
CA or FO side?
Originally Posted by
McCringleberry
Quick question for someone considering Envoy. I know Envoy hired a ton of FO's at the end of last year which has caused them to only hire DEC's as of late. For someone headed to class in the next 2 months, do you think this will cause a problem? I don't want to be stuck on reserve as a new FO and as a newly upgraded captain in 2 years.
No one can accurately predict what happens in 2 years. This industry morphs and changes way too fast for that. I'd speculate that if you are willing to upgrade on the 145, you probably won't have to wait. There are a lot of people at this airline who are scared to death of flying this aircraft, and have demonstrated a willingness to defer upgrade to avoid it.
No idea how long you'll sit reserve as a captain, but probably not long since we lose a predefined number of sr. captains a month.
The soundbyte-sized advice I would give you is that if you are not a cadet, take a look at some of the other options. There is nothing wrong with the 145 as an airplane, but the NH experience here breaks down by aircraft -- everything moves a lot slower on the 145 and you'll get sent to NY, which is a co-domicile with astronomical COL and a mess for commuters.