I was talking to the person at PSA that builds up the IOE lines and supposedly it's pretty short. They positive space you, deadhead or however you want to put it, from your home airport (close to where you live) to wherever they want you to go and then you fly trips that contain a lot of flight hours/legs. It appears that the IOE is fairly short from a calendar time perspective and doesn't really have anything to do regarding base bids, etc. They fly with you as required for proficiency so not everyone will have the same amount of training. It is in the company's best interest to get you through this process in a timely manner so you can be a full fledged line pilot... After IOE is when the hurry up and wait part starts. If the subsequent classes remain large, then reserve times are short. If the stream of incoming pilots dries up, it could go very long.

 

The requirement for Class II airplane is 25 hrs with a minimum of 4 operating cycles and 2 as flying pilot. In most cases it can be completed in a high value trip or a piggy-back trip. You may be assigned to more than one check-airman. Some folks need more than 25 hrs and some check-airman need more than 25 hrs!!!

 

And then with PSA you would need another 10 hours in the CRJ200. I'd allow about 2 to 4 weeks for the process.