Regionals out of ORD
02-01-2007, 09:06 AM
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Regionals out of ORD
Hey guys, I'm a CFI living in the Chicago area racking up hours to apply at the regionals. My goal is to stay in Chicago whether it be a livable commute from ORD or being based here. Which regionals do you think would give me the best shot at that and when do you think I should start applying?
Currently I only have 450 tt and 50 me so I know it won’t be for a while but I want to at least start thinking about it. Thanks
Currently I only have 450 tt and 50 me so I know it won’t be for a while but I want to at least start thinking about it. Thanks
02-01-2007, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by aceirishpilot08
Hey guys, I'm a CFI living in the Chicago area racking up hours to apply at the regionals. My goal is to stay in Chicago whether it be a livable commute from ORD or being based here. Which regionals do you think would give me the best shot at that and when do you think I should start applying?
Currently I only have 450 tt and 50 me so I know it won’t be for a while but I want to at least start thinking about it. Thanks
Currently I only have 450 tt and 50 me so I know it won’t be for a while but I want to at least start thinking about it. Thanks
02-01-2007, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by nwa757
Don't go to Mesa or GoJets. Don't.
Its a short commute to MSP for Pinnacle. UAL and NWA have flights pretty much every hour between ORD-MSP.
Its a short commute to MSP for Pinnacle. UAL and NWA have flights pretty much every hour between ORD-MSP.
02-01-2007, 05:58 PM
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I'm instructing at the new Chicago Executive (formerly palwaukee PWK). I do have people who can walk my resume in when I'm ready at Pinnacle, AWAC, and Skyway. Several of the instructors who have recently left for the regionals where I work have said they would try to help me out too at Skywest and Eagle, don't know how much that would help though...
Also is Pinnacle really that bad? I know about how much they pay, what I'm curious about is the QOL. On this site they are claiming the upgrade time is between 2 and 4 years, which will probably come down in the future. I have a family member in management with them at MSP and from what I've heard it is pretty senior there? Any ideas?
Also is Pinnacle really that bad? I know about how much they pay, what I'm curious about is the QOL. On this site they are claiming the upgrade time is between 2 and 4 years, which will probably come down in the future. I have a family member in management with them at MSP and from what I've heard it is pretty senior there? Any ideas?
02-01-2007, 06:11 PM
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Pinnacle has to hire inexperienced pilots because they can not attract others. People would not go to Pinnacle if their minimums were 1000/200 or whatever their website says. I am from MSP myself and moved to Chicago to work out of ORD for that reason... and am happy where I am for now. My suggestions, wait till you get 1000/100 then go where you want to go instead of starting over again. You have plenty of opportunities out of Chicago... and check out Republic or Skywest.
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