saabaroowski you seem pretty bitter towards colgan and maybe your view is skewed because of it, i've seen many guys complain a lot about situations when sometimes you just have to roll with the punches

Yeah it wasnt too bad I just got stuck on reserve for 6 months there and got dicked around a lot, but the guys I flew with were awesome, and the plane was badass :)

guy i knew just got hired a couple of months ago didnt sit on reserve at all got a line right out of training, thats what i'm hoping for

Jet Pic is more valuable than prop Pic. I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes a requirement for all airlines. However, if I was you I would choose the airline with the best base not the type of aircraft. QOL is more important than a quicker upgrade.

Ok flyguyniner11, I think you may have some misconceptions. Some turboprop regional airlines in the nation have upgrade times in excess of 5 years right now. What is fast about that? Also, why would flying a turboprop be considered "sucking it up"?

Go for what works for you!!

Really? I don't believe you.

yeah i know that some airlines that fly turboprops have high upgrade times but not the airlines i would consider, and your right burflyer QOL is important

A 19 year old pilot on the cusp of getting his instrument rating last night asked me what my "dream aircraft" would be. I think he was a little hurt when I said "The one that will pay me the most money to keep me home the most time. I'd fly a 172 if I could get a better paycheck out of it and be home more often." He seemed a little upset when I told him flying was a job and that just because it goes fast, doesn't mean you'll like it.

Moral of the story - Fly whatever is going to make you happy, pay the bills, and get you home.

I had the oppurtunity when I was an intern at CAL to talk with the hiring board and sim evaluators. I had 1900 time going into the into the internship and when I did my sim training they asked me where I had been flying. They told me flat out that they the best sim performances they see during interviews are from turboprop guys. Take that for what its worth.

DISCLAIMER to all the jet jocks (especially XJT guys): They didn't say anything about their CRM skills, decision making abilities, attitude or professionalism. Nor did they say how many turboprop guys got hired as a result.

I can't stress enough that it really doesn't matter what kind of time you have. What you need are the published mins. After that the amount of time it takes to get an interview is directly proportional to how high up your internal rec is.

well if there is one thing I can do its fly an airplane, The SAAB helped but either you know how to fly an airplane or you don't its that simple. I fly with guys that have been flying turboprops for years, and they blow so one has little to do with the other