Originally Posted by sinsilvia666

* reserve is the worst thing speaking from experience... we hired a mesa scheduler, enough said, 5 on 2 off usually uncommutable. so much open time they wont put into lines that your always assigned day trips days in advance, and constantly getting junior manned a few times a month. your guarantee is 10 off a month,,, dosnt mean u wont be extended.

* lines are mostly 4 on 3 off.

* q400 is short on fo's due to attrition and people getting fired, they are having check airman fill the right seats

* you will NOT get your base of choice (more then likely)....ask everyone based in ewr on the 400...85% or more commute.

* only bases with new hire openings will be ewr, alb, iah, iad on both planes.

* doubt we will be going to aspen from iah, its a 3.5 hour flight, no wind, with 15 min taxi each side - add delays for wx, missed approach, mountain escape routes....unless they will be running it half empty. they say 800 mile range, i say 500 tops w full pax. if they do i can pretty much see one leg or two leg trips on houston long hauls = day trips / no per diem. not to mention noone here has real mountain flying experience except one or two who say its a real bad idea to head up there w capts in a brand new plane to them as well as the comp trying to obtain lynx profiles n such for the area. *personal opinion shared by quite a few and rumor

* it will be less then 21k, 14 or 18 your first year, maybe 21 your second w per diem.

* rumor is all saab outstations will be closing because of "cost" just like the q bases. alb, iad, iah will be it someday. when? no idea.

* denver / lax / tahiti (jk) base rumor is the next 15 q's goto united but they wont give us flying until contract is signed w pilot group, hence the reason its moving somewhat quickly cause management could lose this if they dont.