I've been on airport reserve for 8 months at my airline with no end in sight.

 

well see but if hoards of senior folks jump over to ORD ERJ ill be kicking myself for not having made the early move elsewhere. just food for thought.

 

If you're with OO, that's your fault for staying in a senior base/airframe ... You could easily bid out to a junior domicile and hold a line.

 

Starting training on crj soon. Any suggestion, or advises?

 

As soon as the Delta bennies and AQP are in place the transition to the ERJ will pick up and your slide down the rabbit hole will begin. The CRJ will go junior and become the newhire airframe. If you chose the ERJ and are seat locked, congrats, that was the first mistake, enjoy the SJS while not flying the SJ?....

 

Urban Dictionary: Soaking

 

You would literally be the first person to ditch SkyWest for Republic. Most Republic pilots are clawing to get out, and introduce themselves as Republic refugees in new hire classes once they move over to another airline. If someone gave me the choice between reserve working for SkyWest and a Jr line holder for a bottom of the barrel regional, I'd choose reserve at SkyWest. Plus given the movement in the industry right now, you won't be on reserve very long. Try talking to some of your captains who were on reserve for multiple years while there was zero movement, and other airlines were furloughing.

 

No, he's at Horizon (we don't have continuous RR here anyway). I think the point is, working somewhere that has you off reserve in a couple of months is lucky. Even as a new captain, I would be off reserve already if I stayed in our junior base (MSP). Again, that's very unusual.

 

you have read now what clickclickboom is saying. granted it wasnt SJS syndrome that made me take this airplane ( his shortsightedness ) but he may have a point that yeah this thing will go super senior and yeah perpetual reserve. pfff why are we even hiring new FO's on it then?

ill also say that trying to avoid rsv is not belittling others that where on rsv for many years.. I think this forum is somehow trying to make that correlation but thats false. the reality is if the regional s are looking for pilots there shouldn't be any rsv or certainly not down the rabbit hole goes my seniority forever as click click is saying. Im thinking that other regionals wont have this massive influx of the more senior pilot group coming over and for instance republic that has now sorted its contract at 40$ an hour plus a 7500 $ may attract a new group hence no rsv on that side.

seems logical to me

 

I said "if" you chose the ERJ, if not, its your bad luck, but you can escape after a year. I will say jumping jobs to escape reserve most likely will backfire. This industry has always eaten its young(seniority), it isn't right, but it's the way it is. I have said repeatedly that reserve at SKYW is a special form of he!! and many had to try it for themselves.
Why the "F" do you think upgrades are at 4 years? Anyone who has sat reserve at SKYW, and felt that special burning sensation will do anything to avoid it again, think hot stove burner. The final kicker, do the math, 75 hrs CA guarantee vs 87 hrs at avg F/O line pay, and the ability to bid/choose. You say PIC? Can't log what you aren't flying. So there is why upgrades are at 4 years, no one wants them.