Commuting questions
03-30-2019 | 02:45 PM
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However, to the points of those who posted above, if SkyWest CA is your goal, the circus starts all over again when you upgrade. And CA in SAN would indeed take years. That being said, no ERJ FO or CA I’ve talked to who was previously a CRJ guy would ever go back to the CRJ. The ERJ is that much better. And many majors and cargo outfits are looking for underwing engine time instead of T-tail time, because they fly Boeing and Airbus. The ERJ is a mini-Airbus. The CRJ is viewed as a mini-MD80.
03-30-2019 | 03:42 PM
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I only mention the underwing engine thing because I saw it in a Kalitta ad and I’ve heard from a few friends at the major that they prefer it. It certainly isn’t a big point, nor a reason to choose an airframe. It doesn’t outweigh anything especially experience, leadership, etc.
It’s not something you would log in a logbook, it’s the type aircraft you fly. People have flown different types of aircraft in their backgrounds, and to some people those differences may matter more than to others. Turbine time isn’t the end all, be all. Resumes matter too.
Obviously I’ve ****ed off some folks here and that was not my intent. I don’t want to distract this thread from the OP’s original post. I was just offering one perspective. There are many.
It’s not something you would log in a logbook, it’s the type aircraft you fly. People have flown different types of aircraft in their backgrounds, and to some people those differences may matter more than to others. Turbine time isn’t the end all, be all. Resumes matter too.
Obviously I’ve ****ed off some folks here and that was not my intent. I don’t want to distract this thread from the OP’s original post. I was just offering one perspective. There are many.
03-30-2019 | 06:36 PM
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Lol this is stuff we joke about in the school house. Can't believe I seriously heard (saw) it for the first time. At any rate, welcome to OO.
03-31-2019 | 03:50 PM
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04-01-2019 | 01:48 AM
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I am a new ERJ FO from San Diego. I started ground school in December. My first month I was on reserve at LGA like you will be. This sucks because it’s a two-leg commute, so even if you get on the first jet to commute, you won’t know about the second one for sure until you get on. They will likely gate check your rollaboard and your luggage will go to LGA or SAN even if you don’t.
However, I got ORD the second month. A one-leg commute so way better. And then I just got DEN the third month. I am working my way back to the west coast and hope to get SAN by summer, or maybe the end of summer. LAX would be a great second alternative until SAN opens up.
Get home before you worry about making CA. You have to have 1000 hours SIC to even be eligible, and could be in SAN well before then. Even sitting reserve, you’d be doing it in your house instead of a crashpad.
However, to the points of those who posted above, if SkyWest CA is your goal, the circus starts all over again when you upgrade. And CA in SAN would indeed take years. That being said, no ERJ FO or CA I’ve talked to who was previously a CRJ guy would ever go back to the CRJ. The ERJ is that much better. And many majors and cargo outfits are looking for underwing engine time instead of T-tail time, because they fly Boeing and Airbus. The ERJ is a mini-Airbus. The CRJ is viewed as a mini-MD80.
However, I got ORD the second month. A one-leg commute so way better. And then I just got DEN the third month. I am working my way back to the west coast and hope to get SAN by summer, or maybe the end of summer. LAX would be a great second alternative until SAN opens up.
Get home before you worry about making CA. You have to have 1000 hours SIC to even be eligible, and could be in SAN well before then. Even sitting reserve, you’d be doing it in your house instead of a crashpad.
However, to the points of those who posted above, if SkyWest CA is your goal, the circus starts all over again when you upgrade. And CA in SAN would indeed take years. That being said, no ERJ FO or CA I’ve talked to who was previously a CRJ guy would ever go back to the CRJ. The ERJ is that much better. And many majors and cargo outfits are looking for underwing engine time instead of T-tail time, because they fly Boeing and Airbus. The ERJ is a mini-Airbus. The CRJ is viewed as a mini-MD80.
Different question, though, which I'm pointing out for the benefit of other OO LGA commuters from the West... why didn't you just fly nonstop from SAN to JFK?
04-01-2019 | 04:50 AM
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