Is PW anymore reputable than any other regional airline for that matter. The pay and work rules still suck so what difference does it make. If this is the lifestyle that you want then go for it.

 

Please don't take any offense to this, but the reason why they hire low time guys is because they haven't been around long enough to see the nature of what PW does to you, and your career. In another forum I frequent, there is a fella who had a hard time digging out from the rut that PW put him in. They fired him for unscrupulous reasons and for the next few interviews he had a hard time explaining why. He was also asked why he was logging SIC time in a Caravan.

 

The answer to why he logged SIC in a carvan is due to his company regs require one for an inop autopilot if they don't like it to bad it's all legal. As for them being a bad employer show me one that is better in the regional world. It's all the same bad pay and bad work rules.

 

kscessnadriver,
one would assume he's asking the question outside of any company's OpSpecs. which would relieve him/her of the reg.
for example: if one got their PPL ASEL license in a C152, one would be able to LOG all time as PIC in a C172RG "as sole manipulator of the controls" or any ASEL under 12.500 pounds (or needing a type rating, etc).
in order to ACT as a PIC, one would need an endorsement in said cat/class if they were without an instructor onboard, etc.

 

So as not to steer anyone I never worked at PW but have apretty good knowledge of their operation . I have heard of guys at PW doing office work and not flying You are the chief cook and bottle washer there . If I remember correctly OP stated 50 hours guaranteed a month Who guarantees that ?? Do some more cfi work and get a PIC gig in a caravan .

Or miss the potential regional hiring boom while your 1 year contract ticks down .Keep in mind that the regionals have become very selective of anyone who has failed a check ride or two since the Colgan crash why risk getting a bad mark on you PRIA docs working for what is arguably a shoddy operation . who can fire you at will .

 

The regional hiring boom will not end in a year thats for sure. Any operation can fire you at will and every time you step foot in an airplane you run the risk of getting violated.

 

I'm not going to get into a debate with you over why this company sucks. You need to do your research on that one. Here are some leads for you to look at. Any company that fires mulriple employees because there is a rumor of them becoming unionized, because they need the protection of a union due to shady buisness practices is not a good company. If a company would need a second pilot in an airplane (which they call a CSR to skirt the regs, NOT a SIC) because they are too cheap to fix a broken autopilot is not a comapny worth working for.

It takes a letter from the FAA and proper company SOP's to be able to log SIC time in a single pilot airplane, which this company does not have as far as I know.

Many regionals are better to work for because you have better work rules, better work schedules, they stand by what the feds say in terms of regulations and you have union protection. This place can not, does not, and will not compare to a regional in a side by side. Why don't you show us why you think it's as good as a regional? I only say that because from the post, it sounds as if you don't know what your talking about, and it's just second hand information. I'm not flaim baiting you, I'm just curious on your level of knowledge.

 

He's got more than 3000 hours, I don't think logging time is the issue here.

 

@mshunter you can polish a turd but at the end of the day it's still a turd. No sense saying which is better because at the end of the day it's which sucks less.

 

whether the SIC time counts or does not count is irrelevant. What the heck are ya gonna learn sitting right seat in a 208? Looking out the window of a slow, single engine TP is not going to challenge you the same way instructing does. ....unless it has floats