Originally Posted by
BestOfficeEver
Halfway between ORD and either DAY or CVG. Envoy wants prior 121 time and I'm not particularly enamored with either SKW or RAH. C5 has some good things going despite the commute to EWR but it's also hard to argue against the relatively easier commute to DAY/CVG. The flow, albeit 7+ yrs out (if real) seems like a great thing to have as a backup, plus being able to hold a line quickly out of IOE in DAY/CVG.
Just looking for additional insight, considerations (both pros and cons), etc.
I never thought I'd say this... Just go to Republic.
It'd be a much shorter drive. They pay better than PSA. You'd move up their seniority list faster. I hear they're supposed to be doing some big hiring this year.
There are a lot of pilots after me at PSA (in not too much time) because I got in reasonably early in a big hiring wave. Look for the airline that will be hiring many hundreds of pilots this coming year.
I've heard that C5 people are great at getting you in the door, but then treat their pilot group like crap. C5 is small, unpredictable, and growing at the expense of legacy XJT. I wish the best for those XJT guys, and wouldn't want to be a part of an airline that is literally taking their planes. At RAH (knowing their history), at least you expect to be taken advantage of. But I've heard things are significantly better after their contract a couple years ago.
Really, though. The drive to IND must be short? Unless you were wanting to move anyways, go to RAH...