CommutAir training
 

Hi guys, I have 2600tt, 150 multi, cfi, cfii, mei, with Regional Jet Transition course I just got hired with a commuter airline. I'm wondering how the training department is. How is Dash training compared to CRJ 200/ERJ-145? How would you compare Trans States Airlines and Commute Air? How much SIM does Commute Air give? What's the wash out rate? What are your thoughts? I appreciate any advice or response.

Commute Air training
 

With that kind of time, training shouldn't be too much of a problem for you...as long as you take the time to study. Especially since you've taken the transition course, and since every regional is so short of pilots, that they'll try hard to get you through training. Trans States provides you with 8 sims initially (unless it's changed in 1.5 years), and an additionally couple if you are struggling with a couple of items (but still making progress). Personally, I'd take the glass jet time, over the turboprop time...especially because of the quick upgrades TSA has now.

jet jet jet. No Tprop and dont ever believe the "quick upgrade" sales pitch.

Training dept there is quite good. If they still give out that pre class study guide you will need to know that cold before showing up. Other than that while in class be sure to take notes and study at the hotel and you will do fine. They give a very thorough review prior to the systems test. I forget how much sim time there was exactly but I think it was around 34 hours. I spent about 10 days in SEA.

The hardest part is probably IOE. When I was there I was given one 4 day trip for my IOE. I did fine but my first trips afterwards were with the guy who wrote the SOPs and two of the most senior captains in the company. Yeah, I probably could've used some more mentoring from a senior captain before getting thrown to the wolves!

Too bad the "wolves" didn't take some time to mentor you considering they must have known you were a new guy.

I wouldn't say "jet jet jet" more like "QOL QOL QOL"

I bailed on C5 because I was listening to people who were telling me that places like B6 weren't looking at turboprop drivers. Now there are plenty of CA's from CommutAir who have moved on to the majors without a problem and I would probably be a Captain there right now building PIC time, which my resume is lacking. Instead I've been reserve for over a year at my current company and I'm in what has been a historically junior base.

My point is, don't chase an upgrade or a shiny jet. Choose a company that works for you and will give you the best quality of life.

If only there was something printed on the release that said I had less than 100 hours in the A/C. :D

Most of them were cool, there was just a couple who probably weren't ready to deal with a newbie.

I hear ya- for me, the jet was a better QOL and got me out of the regionals faster than a so-called quick upgrade.

Training department is great and with this new LOA, should it pass, we should start seeing some big QOL improvements.