ERJ FO to CRJ CA
 

Has anyone here upgraded and transitioned to the CRJ at the same time? I’m an ERJ FO and there are quite a few CRJ pilots junior to me that have already upgraded. So, I am thinking of upgrading and transitioning to the CRJ. I keep running into captains that say it is a difficult upgrade after having a couple years in the ERJ.

Take the upgrade, just spend more time preparing by reading through the CRJ manuals before your class date. Yes, ERJ FO’s have a tougher time during CRJ upgrade than CRJ FO’s.

If I choose “Any” for my base, where are junior CRJ captains ending up? Looks like DEN.

It’s tough, I just did it. It’s still an aircraft, the go around profiles will smack you in the face.
you’ll be fine

Will I be on reserve for a couple years since I’m still pretty junior as far as CA’s go?

Why not look at PBS bid transparency in the bases you have questions about and see who's holding a line and who's not?
There's been some extra attention on ERJ F/O's upgrading to CRJ CA. It's a more demanding environment and will take some extra effort on your part that you will need to carry with you to the line as Captain.

Well that settles it then. Thanks.

Seriously? You can look at the Awards on the standing bid list to figure that out yourself. The most junior CRJ upgrade was IAH. For future speculation, search Vacancy report, once again, they need CRJ CA’s in IAH, badly. I’d assume if you’re awarded upgrade it will be IAH.

Got all the info I needed. Thanks.

Yea the ERJ FO to CRJ CA is pretty difficult. I've flown with a number of transitions and some still had that ERJ mentality. You can't fly this airplane like an ERJ.

The go around profile is a mouthfull...

Set Go around thrust , flaps 8, (positive rate gear-up) speedmode, heading mode. bug VFTO. Climb sequence (flaps up). After takeoff check.