While 6 years might seem like a long time, ask yourself this: Do you really want to be strapped to presumably your first jet and have the "Captain" sitting next to you have only 14 months experience? Kind of scary to think about. There are pros and cons to both sides of the upgrade question my friend You don't want to be in the right seat forever, but you also need time to learn how to be a captain. If things go well the upgrade times may come down at Eagle, as they already have begun to do so. Only time will tell...