Cape Air
05-04-2019, 08:09 PM
#2171
Fly or Die
Joined APC: Jan 2019
Posts: 484
Originally Posted by ESQ702
Any feedback yet on the Spirit partnership with Cape? It seems a bit too good to be true that after hitting 3000 TT (including sufficient time as PIC in Cape metal) you’re in as a FO at Spirit.
What’s the catch? What am I missing?
The big risk, as I see it, is that you build up PIC time to 3,000 TT in a non-turbine plane and can’t make the Spirit transition. Then you will have difficulties with doing anything but moving to another regional...
What’s the catch? What am I missing?
The big risk, as I see it, is that you build up PIC time to 3,000 TT in a non-turbine plane and can’t make the Spirit transition. Then you will have difficulties with doing anything but moving to another regional...
Alternatively, if anyone works currently for Cape and would rather answer that way, PM me please.
05-30-2019, 03:34 PM
#2173
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 28
Originally Posted by StanATZ
Can someone who currently works at 9K advise on what a Boston line typically looks like?
Thank you
Thank you
If you’re a prospective captain, you’ll need 4 years to hold BOS, so don’t buy what they’re selling.
As an FO, it’s not a great base. If you’re able to live at home on the minimum wage Cape pays, that helps, but otherwise the lines are some of the lowest paying, and least flight time in the northeast. Now that OGS is gone, you don’t have the longer outstation days, which is nice, but there’s not a lot of overtime (or any in some cases) built in.
05-30-2019, 03:44 PM
#2174
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2018
Posts: 214
Cape Air
Originally Posted by tacocat
As a captain or an FO?
If you’re a prospective captain, you’ll need 4 years to hold BOS, so don’t buy what they’re selling.
As an FO, it’s not a great base. If you’re able to live at home on the minimum wage Cape pays, that helps, but otherwise the lines are some of the lowest paying, and least flight time in the northeast. Now that OGS is gone, you don’t have the longer outstation days, which is nice, but there’s not a lot of overtime (or any in some cases) built in.
If you’re a prospective captain, you’ll need 4 years to hold BOS, so don’t buy what they’re selling.
As an FO, it’s not a great base. If you’re able to live at home on the minimum wage Cape pays, that helps, but otherwise the lines are some of the lowest paying, and least flight time in the northeast. Now that OGS is gone, you don’t have the longer outstation days, which is nice, but there’s not a lot of overtime (or any in some cases) built in.
While generally BOS runs senior, this isn’t accurate. This summer someone is holding Boston as a captain with around a year of seniority. Second there is no typical BOS line, it tends to be filler for gaps in what the outstation captains can do schedule wise mixed with a bunch of cape and islands runs.
The best bases both for FOs and Captains tends to be EAS route outstations. Build the most time with the most humane schedules. The flip side is living in those places and the sometimes challenge of finding reasonable housing.
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05-30-2019, 03:59 PM
#2175
Lernin' Stuff
Joined APC: Apr 2018
Position: Newbtube
Posts: 19
Originally Posted by BravoTango
The best bases both for FOs and Captains tends to be EAS route outstations. Build the most time with the most humane schedules. The flip side is living
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05-31-2019, 04:12 AM
#2178
New Hire
Joined APC: Jan 2016
Posts: 6
Originally Posted by Jimmy8686
Hi folks, has anyone done or heard of a recent Cape Air interview? I just wondered if there was any new information, words of wisdom, etc that you could provide.
Cheers
Cheers
05-31-2019, 06:55 AM
#2179
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2018
Posts: 28
Originally Posted by BravoTango
While generally BOS runs senior, this isn’t accurate. This summer someone is holding Boston as a captain with around a year of seniority. Second there is no typical BOS line, it tends to be filler for gaps in what the outstation captains can do schedule wise mixed with a bunch of cape and islands runs.
The best bases both for FOs and Captains tends to be EAS route outstations. Build the most time with the most humane schedules. The flip side is living in those places and the sometimes challenge of finding reasonable housing.
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The best bases both for FOs and Captains tends to be EAS route outstations. Build the most time with the most humane schedules. The flip side is living in those places and the sometimes challenge of finding reasonable housing.
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Unless something changes drastically, it’s very unlikely a newer captain will be able to hold Boston with any consistency, if at all, and you shouldn’t try and give the impression that it’s otherwise.
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