ASA ...ATR or CRJ - Opinions Needed
 

Which one usually has the easiest training cycle for a new hire pilot. Pay, reserve time, and schedules are secondary to passing training.

All I know is that time-on-type on the ATR can get you some lucrative and interesting opps overseas.

ATR dudes get fat pay on contracts in India, Ireland, and Japan. There are even lots of opps for FOs after you get 500 FO hrs on type. You can literally get a work visa, free housing, and a fat tax-free check almost anywhere on Earth once you get experienced on that sucker.

Some might argue against this, but it always seems like tprop school is harder than jet school from everyone I know whose done both.

I'm in training on the ATR at ASA right now and it's not bad at all. I don't start Sim's until next week so I don't know much about what it's like to fly it, but systems were easy enough to learn.

The ATR has the best training department hands down.

They wouldn't have hired you unless they thought you could pass either training program. Which program is easier shouldn't be anywhere near the top of your concerns.

Fly the ATR! It is a great plane (only JS'ed on them) and the model will look great in your house someday when you are flying RJ's/Boeing's etc anyway. Heck, I could fly our companies new 747-400's but that will be around for the rest of my career, the DC-8 won't <g>.

I totally enjoyed my 1000 hours on the ATR.

I did 2000 hours in the ATR and 5000 in the ERJ. I enjoyed the ATR more. It's a fun airplane.

You seem pretty insecure about being able to pass airline groundschool. Maybe continue gaining more experience b4 going 121 maybe?

im on the CRJ, 4 guys went to the ATR from my class and they all love it from what they ve said, however, they do not fly a lot at all on reserve, now that they are phasing them out in the next eyar who knows if they will even make it off reserve to fly this thing......as for the the CRJ, I absolutley love it, next month on reserve I am holding weekends off and its my second month. I also have been picking up open time because they have not been flying us on reserve that much, so i tak ethe initiative of trying to get the trips myself, anyways the training was tough , but if you work hard , its def doable, I like it here a lot and the people are great....goo d luck in ur decision.