Originally Posted by
MrBreeze
High time ERJ-175 Captain (not on reserve, can't figure out how to change that on my profile) Is it possible to go straight to PC-24 FO or is the progression required through the PC-12?
Progression is required. 4 or 5 years in a PC12 at this point, though sales of PC24s are brisk and that time to transition is coming down.
I don't see direct entry to the jet as ever being a thing as the pilots in the PC12 ranks who have put in their time (some of who have multiple type ratings/multi time from other companies) would quit in protest.
With the new salary structure, OT rate and soft pay, it is no longer as financially restrictive to be stuck in a 12 for a few years. Fwiw the 12 is awsome to fly. Hard to have that much fun in a commercial jet.