Dallas is stacked on captains right now. I hear we may have some new routes coming up though which means they would maybe take street captains there if FOs don't upgrade. They'll want to send you to DEN first I bet.

Yeah, DEN would probably be your best bet for a street captain slot. We should have a fair amount of FOs upgrading here soon though

Does boutique allow jumpseaters?

I was recently offered an FO job in DFW and I'm having a really hard time making the decision to take it or not. I'm sitting on 1050TT and would like to ultimately take the regional to major path. Right now I have a pretty cushy gig, but I'm only making 40 hours/month max working 4 days a week. So the question is: Take the job and settle in to a full year at boutique and take a 50% pay cut until I can upgrade to captain, or ride it out in my current comfortable govt contractor job?

Any DFW guys willing to chime in? I have only been in my current job for about 4 months, but I'm antsy to get out of the training environment and into a more complex airplane.

Thanks to anyone who responds and if anyone wants to PM and possibly talk on the phone that would be great.

I'm pretty confident you would be able to upgrade in DFW during your time. If you're trying to head to the regionals, be aware of the training contract that lasts for 12 months from your check ride date.

However, several regional airlines are now offering to help you pay out of the contract and/or give you a hefty signing bonus for being a Part 135 pilot

Yup. Show your crew badge at the counter. I've had a few airline pilots sitting in the back.

You're going to qualify to upgrade rather quickly, so taking a monetary hit will be short-lived. THE PC-12 is a great transitional aircraft if you're looking to move on to a regional. You will thank yourself while in training at a regional when you notice others struggling. Being comfortable is not necessarily a good thing.

Maybe I can ask this in a different way. Are you folks on a continuing growth track that may continue to support "lower" time FO's? Given all I've read here it appears to me Boutique is not a bad place to work and quite possibly worth the effort and realignment to give it a go. Are there any number of "older" pilots there making a run at retirement, or is it almost strictly folks looking to upgrade and leave? Again, your input and perspective is appreciated.

Hey guys, I'm looking to get the X-plane file for the PC-12 but want to make sure it's the same one you're flying. What variant would be the closest match?

PC-12 45/47 Legacy.