Originally Posted by
BobbyLeeSwagger
Why don't you come to Compass, get your 300 remaining hours... Take the first upgrade (likely bypassing), by then you'll know our fate, apply to the majors in the meantime. Worst case, you say thank you to compass for the 300+ hrs, 500 tpic, and ABQ overnights as we close our doors in a couple years. It won't be a waste of time.. I assume your goal is hours and then a major, not regional stability.
We compass homies don't recommend us for everyone's situation but I would come here if I were in your shoes. If you come here, you'll just be joining a whole pilot group of dice rollers.. It's working out for us so far. Only a very exclusive small group of people got a raw deal here, but they've been the exception.
You're also not gonna find too many people you don't like flying with here, for what it's worth.
usually BobbyLee’s area of expertise is in flight snacks and memes, but he is spot on here. Compass is definitely not for everyone but in your case OP I think compass is a great choice.
CP’s fate is far from certain, despite what some MQ and OO pilots think. Sure they could fold with the loss of their CPAs but that’s still a year or two away. It’s a gamble, but by then, worst case you leave with pretty close to 1000 tpic... which puts you in a much better place to move up IF they do close up shop.
Sure you could go to Envoy and upgrade fast but you’ll upgrade to perpetual reserve in New York with a who knows how long flow in your back pocket. Is a commute 3/4 across the country what you want for the foreseeable future? Not me.
Compass is a really ok company with good flying and easily the best co workers I’ve ever worked with... to include BobbyLee! Also, when I was there my three most common overnights by far where SJC, SMF, and you guessed it... ABQ.