Does Cape have any or many long term pilots? I flew for a similar operation in a past life and we had a mix of seniors, who were there to stay and young pilots building hours.

 

Pretty much. #1 on the seniority list is 1989. Those that stay I think are usually from the area, and enjoy the schedules they can hold. There's something to be said about being home every night in this profession.

 

Sent you a PM. Also, I wouldn't break the contract, and it's actually not the ATP that I'm that interested in--it's the multi-PIC and the environment of the company. Also, I think PR would be an awesome place to live

 

Unless the job you are being offered is absolutely amazing, don't ever burn this bridge! One thing to keep in mind, if you leave under good terms, you are eligible for rehire and although you'll start at the bottom of the seniority list again, your pay rate will start where you left off before!

 

Look who's back! Here's a reminder for you...

Also, what he said is completely untrue. I know many, MANY Cape Air pilots who have gone on to legacy airlines. Just the fact that I work at Cape Air has gotten me a letter of recommendation at Delta from an ex-Cape Air/PBA pilot who flies there now...

 

This is an opinion forum right? Well my opinion is that seniority is everything. Amanda already has 1000hrs. She can probably get the next 500 in less than a year and be hired by a regional. If she goes to cape that pushes the timeline to the right by about a year give or take. Then after cape she still has to go to a regional in order to get qualified to fly for a legacy. Thus my conclusion that if the end goal is to get on with a legacy airline in the shortest amount of time from today, DO NOT go to cape air.

If you want to get great experience and have fun then sure, go to cape.

 

You have to go to a regional to get qualified for a legacy? Huh, interesting, I don't remember reading that on any of their basic requirements....

 

Turbine time. You need some of it, and typically if you have not gone the mil route then rj is where to go. Twin piston time is not going to make a resume look any better for a legacy.

 

Sooo.... Citations, Hawkers, Challengers, Gulfstreams, Lears, Metroliners, ATRs, I could go on, don't qualify? You DO NOT need to attend regional purgatory to be hired from a major.

Further, you are basing all your assumptions in a perfect world. Go to a regional today and you are likely to a) be an FO for a long time and b) get furloughed based on what I personally see happening in the near future. Go to Cape and you build PIC and retain your seniority if you ever need to go back (which in this industry is a fairly likely occurrence).

I understand your basic argument, and in a perfect sense, you are right. However there are entirely too many variables in this incredibly volatile example to categorically say, "You will get to a major faster if you don't go to Cape." You absolutely can't make that argument in this reality. You can argue that in a perfect world maybe.

If you want to go to Cape Air. Go.

And FWIW, I don't, nor have I ever, worked there. YMMV.

 

I agree, if you want to go to cape then go.

However if you want to move up as quickly as possible them I would be in search of turbine time somewhere. Not necessarily the regionals.