Hey guys I posted a few weeks back, and I now have a class date in about a week. Coming from another 121 regional with a little under the 1,000 SIC 121. There seems to be a little bit discrepancy between how quick the upgrade is going to be going this summer. Realistically if I came in now what do you think the upgrade time would be? I know thats hard to say exactly because there are people hitting the minimums each month that goes by and therefore more are becoming eligible to upgrade. Any guesses though?

I'm wondering the same thing. But I'm not interviewing for a couple of weeks, you know how often classes are starting?

Depends. How much 121 SIC time do you currently have?

I'll have to tally it up exactly but I think I got a 150 or so to go to 1,000.

how close are you? The delay is going to be in timeline from class-on the line to get those hours.


edit: should have gone to last page before posting. I'd say you could probably bid it October...just for the delay getting through training.

I think you are giving the training department less credit than they deserve. Remember, most of the APDs are the same guys from when the airline started and Captains were street hires. When I went thru new hire, there definitely was an emphasis on "you'll be back here soon" and you "should know th CA responsibilities as well as the FO". We sat seat support for our fellow FO partners and were corrected on out performance as CA, albeit not to a strict proficiency standard but, they did get a good head start.
Also, Compass hired 10 FOs per week starting in November and those guys are hitting the line. They are only taking 8 upgrades per week and they skipped 4 of the weeks between April and May. So, I don't think they're going to have the staffing problems that you foresee. Does TSH like high productivity from their CAs? YES! So get used to flying a lot as a CA - you should want to anyway... Get your time and get out!

I know it is a beer question but does anybody know why the enhanced wing tip planes have a max takeoff weight about 3.5k pounds lighter?

That is the normal MTOW for the 175. It's a scope thing. The Delta birds had their takeoff weights increased back in the NWA days. They paid some money and got a new piece of paper with the higher weight on it. The thirty-six 175s Compass has for Delta are the highest MTOW regional aircraft in the country.

Once holding a line, what is the maximum hours you can pick up for a month and is there a minimum hours you have to keep if you're trying to give trips away?

max block of 95