Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
You may have been able to do it, but that is not the norm and sometimes it works, but mostly not for all the reasons listed.
AND if you did do that on the 175 that quickly, you would just be displaced to captain on the 145.
That's what I said.
New hire won't be able to do it right now. The reserve times are so long given the crazy overstaffing. But if you get lucky and get off reserve in a month, it can be done.
And yes, you will get the 145.