Leave Regional for FlexJet?
08-19-2019, 01:23 PM
#111
Line holder
Joined APC: Nov 2013
Position: On the bus,seat 0A
Posts: 3,228
Originally Posted by Gundriver64
Ha! Fifty pound bin not an option in the back of a CE550B. But then again, a 300 pound PGA golf bag in the back of a Bravo shouldn't be an option either 
08-20-2019, 04:12 AM
#113
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 441
Originally Posted by FNGFO
I sat plenty of home reserve not getting per diem and a couple hour call out during my 91k career. What was true at one operator isn’t always true at another.
09-10-2019, 06:46 AM
#117
On Reserve
Joined APC: Jan 2019
Posts: 18
Originally Posted by MOGuy
I’ll respectively disagree with you. NJ, Flex, XO crews on a performance level are doing trips that would make any 121 crews head spin, grab their blanky, and cry for mommy. The skill set, SA, and customer service to be a a captain or FO at one of these places far exceeds anything I ever experienced at the regionals. So not sure the quality is better from a 121. Unfortunately it’s not recognized that way...yet.
If (hopefully when) I make it back to 121 it will literally be a working vacation compared to what I do now.
If (hopefully when) I make it back to 121 it will literally be a working vacation compared to what I do now.
09-10-2019, 07:11 AM
#118
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2017
Position: 175 CA
Posts: 1,285
Originally Posted by Wdr357
Have to agree. 91k/135 is way more challenging due to the unpredictability, the varied destinations and the planning involved. Good crews can take a call in MCI for an ASE pickup in two hours for an ASE-SUN run and do it fairly seamlessly.
121 is flying 3/4/5 legs a day, every day. Every other leg is into somewhere like O'hare, LGA, LAX, EWR, ATL. The 121 interface with the ramp/ops is far more complicated than anything 135 does.
ASE is not difficult in an airplane with the performance a simplicity of a business jet. Going in and out of there in a CRJ is a completely different experience. Airliners also do not seem to be designed with pilots in mind. The flows and procedures are more complicated, even in a similar weight class (Gulfstream vs CRJ).
09-10-2019, 08:22 PM
#119
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2019
Posts: 169
Originally Posted by Varsity
I doubt 135/91 crews are superior. I did both and while 135 was challenging, It was more forgiving. Dropping the brake a minute late will get you a call from the CP in 121. FOQA data is heavily monitored.
121 is flying 3/4/5 legs a day, every day. Every other leg is into somewhere like O'hare, LGA, LAX, EWR, ATL. The 121 interface with the ramp/ops is far more complicated than anything 135 does.
ASE is not difficult in an airplane with the performance a simplicity of a business jet. Going in and out of there in a CRJ is a completely different experience. Airliners also do not seem to be designed with pilots in mind. The flows and procedures are more complicated, even in a similar weight class (Gulfstream vs CRJ).
121 is flying 3/4/5 legs a day, every day. Every other leg is into somewhere like O'hare, LGA, LAX, EWR, ATL. The 121 interface with the ramp/ops is far more complicated than anything 135 does.
ASE is not difficult in an airplane with the performance a simplicity of a business jet. Going in and out of there in a CRJ is a completely different experience. Airliners also do not seem to be designed with pilots in mind. The flows and procedures are more complicated, even in a similar weight class (Gulfstream vs CRJ).
09-10-2019, 08:58 PM
#120
In a land of unicorns
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: Whale FO
Posts: 6,454
Originally Posted by Joebob21
My 135 Operator is scheduled airline, we fly into DEN LAX DFW PHX and other large airports regularly. On top of that we fly in the middle of challenging weather over the Rockies in Single engine aircraft. We do our own flight, route, fuel planning, all while keeping to a set scheduled time. Perhaps we are the exception, but what we do can be very challenging, some might say more challenging than most* 121 ops.
Try 121. It's not easier/harder, just different.
It's silly to compare them.
It's funny you mention those airports. They are probably the easiest airports in the country to operate from.
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