I have friends at COEX so I wish the best for all those guys. Your right in saying that you have to follow what you want but keep the big picture in mind. If you can upgrade in 6 months at Colgan then you will be eligible for hire at airlines like Southwest in 2 years. Where, if you go to COEX you are looking at 2-3 yrs + until upgrade and then another 1-2 years to become eligible for SWA. That's a total of 4-5 years as compared to 2. That could also mean 1000 pilots that are be behind you at the majors as compared to having them in front of you. You’re probably pretty young and if you are then the majors will probably be in your future, if you’re older than COEX is a good company. Either way, good luck and think about where you really want to be, i.e. your dream job then target it.

Second, I am a 2nd generation Airline Pilot and a great friend of mine is a hiring CA at SWA. I currently fly the EMB-120 at SkyWest where the upgrade time on the Bro is 1 1/2 years, the jet 2 1/2. My dream job is SWA or UPS; I will not leave SKW until I have one of those two jobs. TURBINE PIC opens doors that aren't open to SIC TURBINE. I am following my friend’s advice and he has always steered me right.

GOOD LUCK and SCREW BLOWJETS and the whole MESS-a group!!!!!!!!!!!!!!