Not going to happen. MKE was dropped before we were even supposed to pick up Vegas and Billings.

It's been said before, but if you're at all concerned about your QOL for the next 3 years or so, Lakes is not the place to be. I came to Lakes feeling very gung-ho, but working your ass off for peanuts can get ugly fast, no matter what you're doing. The description John Pennekamp gave of the training department is as valid now as it was eight years ago. Washouts rates are high, and the training department isn't out to do you any favors. Still, I guess it's a lot better than making a captain fly into Telluride with an untrainable 300 hour wunderkind in the right seat. With us doing the PHX and STL flying out of DEN and with new "hubs" on the horizon, scheduling has reached new levels of creativity this winter. Even most of the senior pilots I know haven't seen things this bad. The sense of "togetherness" doesn't seem as strong as it has been in the past - attrition is lightning-fast and everyone is pretty much desperate to get the hell out of Dodge. Colinflyin, once you're holding a line at Lakes, I doubt you'll have much time for a side job. Oh, and 01WJ is right, all of the pilots are on 135 flight time rules whether they're on the Beech or the dark side.

The big positives are the DEN base (if that's what you're after), getting flight time fast, and the fact that I can tally the number of seriously unpleasant people flying the line on one hand. If it wasn't for the amazing collection of borderline psychotics we have working here, this place would be unlivable. Make sure you do some real research before you make the move. If anyone's seriously interested, feel free to PM me for a more detailed impression of ZK.