Originally Posted by VegasChris;
So instead of getting paid 90 an hour as a new FO they are getting paid less, not flying 121, and then using the hours to qualify the pilot for 121 PIC operations without having to have them fly 1000 hours as an FO in the 175.
Sure, a 121 FO would get paid $90 a hour…. But, who’s hiring them in the next 3-5 months? If these low time guys could get a job flying 121, they wouldn’t go to Cape. Short term, this could be the only option they have, if they want a 121 PIC job in a year from now. I could see someone getting through training at Cape fairly quickly and getting the scheduled 135 time, considerably quicker then going SIC 121.