Hey thanks for the reply! Good info

I appreciate your enthusiasm with all the questions however you may be over thinking this and making it harder than it should. The big points I think I got from your post is that you value not commuting and you want to pay less in health insurance. Gama offers both of these since you have a paid positive space seat to and from home and you don’t pay a dime in premiums for your whole family for medical, dental, and vision.
On the other hand you say you are pretty close to upgrade where you work and you seem to want the airlines long term. Only you can determine what is best for you. I will tell you that we do have some people leaving for the airlines, most notably Southwest so it doesn’t mean the majors won’t look at you if you come here. Good luck!

Agreed. You've already checked the part 121 box so you can always go back to it if this gig isn't for you. Having done both I can tell you that gama is better in pretty much every way compared to a regional airline. Notably pay, benefits, hotels and flight destinations. You do work harder though and the 8 days on the road will be longer than what you're used to. On the flip side the 6 days off will be too.

The regionals are over working the pilots to the point of exhaustion and people quitting. If Wheels Up works you harder, that’s not a good thing.

Compared to part 121, you have to file your own flight plans, sling your own bags, calculate your own fuel loads etc. but it's hardly a North Korean labor camp.

It’s not that bad. There are some brutal days here and there. But the heat this time of year is the challenge for the most part.

Are you referencing the heat relating to aircraft performance, crew/pax comfort or both?

Thank you for addressing the heat issue concerning the King Air, Texas, South Florida in the summer is really brutal. There is just no way of cooling down this airplane. Make's a long day even a longer day when you start your day sweating like you just came out of a sauna!!!

We are talking only on the ground. Once you get the engines started the air conditioning works pretty good. 3 pm on a 90 plus day sitting in the heat for several hours sucks. Loading all their luggage including the kitchen sink in 90 plus heat sucks. Put the window shades up, hanger it for a few hours if you have to. We do what ever it takes to minimize the discomfort on the ground but its still sucks.
Plane still performs pretty well when hot. We can still get to the mid 20's no problem in the heat but 28 and above we might get 500 feet a minute. We get used to it, it's part of the job. If you are used to a nice APU and can't live without it, you might not want to come here.

Required times only seem high when you don’t have the time. 2500 ME to be PIC at a real company is pretty normal.

They pay well, have good work rules and can be as picky as they like. Good for them for realizing money and QOL count.