DarkSideMoon

Because tradewind isn't a 121 carrier.

MaxMar

Ahh, I didn't know Cape Air did 121 stateside.

dera

Nope, nothing to do with 121. It's because Cape Air is 135 multi-engine in a commuter operation.

dera

Cape Air isn't 121. ME PIC time in a commuter operation counts towards your 121 PIC time too. You need 1500 hours to be Cape Air PIC because of that.

MaxMar

Very interesting. So would the CJ at TW count then? And do you have a reg on that?

EDIT: I'd guess not, since the CJ is charter and the PC-12s do the commuter service + charter?

SWLogic

Because Tradewind is a Part 135 operation and not a Part 121 operation.

dera

Err? You're wrong. Nothing to do with 135/121.

dera

CJ guys have ATP. 121.436.

MaxMar

Ah gotcha! So if you’re a 91K PIC on a multi turbine, or 135 PIC on a turbojet with 10 or more seats, or a PIC on a scheduled 135 (commuter meaning 5 or more round trips a week) in a multi engine airplane with 9 seats or less (Cape Air), it counts the same as 121 SIC time. TW doesn’t count because the CJ doesn’t have enough seats and the scheduled 135 is all single engine.

TIL

Rcordeiro122592

I can only speak about Cape,

I would say that the biggest difference between all of those companies you listed is that Cape is run like a regional airline not a 135. You will fly ALOT! FO's get around 100 hours a month. Once you upgrade to ATP captain youll be on a 4 on 3 off schedule or 4 on 3 off 3 on 4 off. All of your captain time counts towards your 121 upgrade time. If you do just 1 year as a captain then head to a regional you will upgrade within a few months, not 18-24 like many regionals are advertising. Also pay as a first year captain averages around $79K once you factor in all the overtime, bonuses, and incentive pay. The current 402s are old, no question there, they all have 430s and all have an autopilot, most have the Stec 55x. But come December/January of this year we are taking delivery of the new Tecnams which all have the G1000nxi and a GFC 700 autopilot.