YX FO here...I know very little about PSA with the exception of their SAP rules are highly touted by their folks. (calling Chrisdee)
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Currently I have an FO offer on the table from PSA. I have a friend who works there and loves it, and I have heard a lot of good things. I live in RDU and dont mind a (in fact I plan to) move to CLT.
Congratulations!
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This morning RPA called to schedule an interview with me and I decided to take it. I have another friend who works here and sounds like he loves it more.
So how does one actually quantify how much one loves a job? Also has he worked at both?
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How much multi engine time is required? I was told 25 at oshkosh, 44 by my friend, and this morning 50 on the phone. Currently I have 25 and the idea if having to spend my bonus on 25 more isn't exactly appealing.
I came in with my ATP so not too savy on this, but, don't you need 50 to take your test either way? Wouldn't both operations be very close on this depending on how many sim session they give you?
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I live in RDU, so how hard would it be to commute from there? How hard would CLT be? Is there any chance that CLT could become a base? Right now being able to live in base at CLT is a big factor pushing me towards PSA.
See the above comment regarding living in base...
That said, I've worked with several people who commute from CLT and they tell me it's not bad. Republic also has a couple flights a day from RDU. When looking at your commutes, it is better to try to get on your own company as you'll have priority. Every little bit helps.
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PSA loves to hype up the flow, but it seems like everyone who works for a company that does not have flow has a low opinion of it, and everyone who works for an American subsidiary loves it. I read a comment here on another thread estimating a realistic flow time of 10-16 years, so I would be curious to hear opinions from people already in the business unlike myself.
If the flow is really 10 years for a new hire, what good is it? If you can check the boxes you need in the next few years, you should be able to move on. If there are a couple things in your background that might make the majors hesitant to hire you the flow may be able to get you around that. Who knows. According to ALPA documents the top 5 airlines are going to need something in the neighborhood of 30,000 pilots in the next decade.
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If you could, what would you say an average reserve time would be? I dont mind the idea of reserve right now but I'm sure it will get old once I start doing it.
This changes constantly, but, at the junior bases at Republic, most likely just a few months. I had to do @3 but I did reserve longer because I could pick my days off.
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Overall as people who work for these companies, what would you do in my shoes if you knew what you do now?(Of course this all assumes the interview goes well and I get offered a job haha)
I appreciate the help!
This obviously is the tough one. I will say that I'm very happy with Republic, I live in base. The contract rules are very good, the trip and duty rigs keep the pairings fairly productive. At 1.5 years I'm in the top third of the FO list in EWR and I can hold mostly high credit day trips and the occasional 2 day trip. This month I have 19 days off (including Christmas) with 78 hours credit.
Having said that....I've never worked at PSA and there is good and bad in all the contracts.
Not sure if aircraft matters to you, I'm sure the CRJ are great, but, the 900 is about the same size as the ERJ170, which is the only plane Republic has. This has the effect to make you eligible to work literally any route in our system. This is important for picking up open time etc.
If you have more specific questions feel free to PM or post here.