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How are DEN and COS looking on the CRJ side? FO and CA?

Dismal
If you want Denver, go ERJ

Looking to make a run in 121
 

Been flying 135 for years (cargo and charter) and contemplating a run for the majors via a regional. I have always held SkyWest in high regard given the people I know there and the consistency of the operation over the years. Anyone there have some insight regarding the following:
After say 1 year on property in a west coast base, how feasible is it to:
1. Fly just the minimum each month?
2. Get into volunteer positions such as recruiting or pilot support roles? (Does recruiting offer pay/minimum credit?)
The variety of experience (as well as box checking;-) has a lot of appeal to me as current job is just flying....

Thanks!

Not really. At one point there was an 8 month pool from interview to class. App is in FWIW. Times are different now though with everyone looking for qualified candidates.

1. If you have the minimums, they can usually get you into class the following month. You can ask for the first class date possible and they could possibly get you in a class in as little as 3 weeks.
2. You bid for your sims based on seniority in class. There is anywhere from sims starting the very next day to sometimes sims starting as late as a 4 weeks out.
3. This varies. I had 5 days from sim to IOE but that's not common. It is usually a couple weeks up to 6 weeks depending on the backlog.

1. Things are constantly changing and can vary from base to base, and even on different airframes in the same base. Within a year, you can get a west coast base. I always try to fly the minimum and I am getting close to 83 hours a month in PBS on the CRJ. I am not sure about the other bases and airframe.
2. The last time that they had an opening for a recruiter position, they had over 500 applications, so good luck, lol. There are frequently openings for ground instructors. You will work quite a bit as a ground instructor but fly less, obviously. There are other roles around the company and they send emails asking for people to apply to them.

About volunteering outside of flying: it is tough. I interviewed for a position at SGU. The only reason that it was even granted to me is because of a degree that I am working on. I didn't get it. You will have to live in SGU for many of the full time management positions and you will only be allowed to fly two days out of each month. Not for me, I'd rather not go to a major if I'm chained to a desk all day.
Everybody knows that it enhances one's resume and likelier than not, the outcome of doing something like that will result in an interview with a major assuming that all other factors look great. It isn't easy gaining those positions.

Cool. Thanks for the input! I like to instruct... good to know. If you don't live in a base where ground school is taught, will they put you up while you are teaching?

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