Originally Posted by
CptRyn
Hey Cessna, you on the 70/90 now? I just saw that I'm suppose to go in June, but thinking about staying on the 50. I'll be the second most junior person if I go. Since I'm lazy, how long is the reserve? Still couple years?
Yeah, I'm 70/90 now. I'm not sure about reserve. To be honest, I haven't even calculated it. Don't let my employee # fool you. I've been with the company 4 1/2 years, but I only started flying in March. So I figure I'll be on reserve for quite a while. But I'm a lifelong Cincy local, so it really doesn't bother me. Reserve is a little more stable on it though (no scheduled RRs, stable trips, etc). I am completely in love with the 900 though. It is an absulute joy to fly. I think you may have called it shiny jet syndrome, but there's more to it than just that.
Moral of the story is:
If you're lower seniority than me: I highly recommend coming up to the 700/900. Great airplanes, good routes, stable reserve
If you're higher seniority than me: Terrible airplane, long flights, horribly long reserve, old crusty captains.......
You get my drift