Originally Posted by contrails (Post 1724929)

He needs PIC time now, more than a single guy with no family does.

Originally Posted by contrails (Post 1724929)

People starting in the next 2-3 months will upgrade in 12 months if they want to.

Originally Posted by Jet87 (Post 1724909)

No he won't be on reserve forever. There will plenty of new hires joining the plane below him, and we are taking delivery 2-3 planes a month.

How do you know what the upgrade time will be? I have seen more movement in these last three months as SkyWest then I have seen in my three years here. We are technically a growing airline. We are taking on 40 new planes and we have bought 9 used ones this year to replace planes that had to go to the desert.

The first three rules of picking a regional 1. Don't Commute 2. Don't commute 3. Don't Commute and you could throw the 4th one in is maybe pick a regional that is growing if you can't comply with the first three.

Originally Posted by aTomatoFlames (Post 1724968)

Too bad CPZ has already filled classes for the next 2-3 months. I'm assuming they're now filling January classes. We'll see if the short upgrade holds out that long.

Where is Mesa basing the 170s? If he takes compass sounds like he'll be commuting to LAX.

Originally Posted by contrails (Post 1724990)

The pilot being discussed already has a class date at all three places.

He'd have 400 pilots below him in about a year at CPZ, at a 650 pilot company (at that point).

Lineholder captain in 12-14 months.

This whole thread is a no-brainer.

Originally Posted by aTomatoFlames (Post 1724968)

If he takes compass sounds like he'll be commuting to LAX.

Originally Posted by bcpilot (Post 1725063)

It shows a lot of flights from LAX ORD BUT How's the LAX ORD commute ????

Anyone with experience, care to chime in...????