Originally Posted by
Roy Biggins
In short, it will take a very long time. There were some lucky ones getting base trades on the 190, but those are outliers. They are shrinking and eventually closing the 190 base here. The Bus is very senior. Captain plug is something like 16 years. FO has to be at least 4-6….maybe more. I’d have to look it up. Don’t come here for an MCO base unless you get an instructor position. I’m just giving you a brief answer. Someone can chime in with more accurate times.
Anybody have info on the instructor job? Pay rate, min guarantee, days off etc? How long do you have to instruct before going to the line? Is it required that you go fly the line after a set amount of time or can you just remain a sim instructor until you can hold the base you want on the line. Also, are instructors line qualified and able to pick up trips?