Originally Posted by metx192 (Post 2113411)

Awesome, good to know. I know this has been asked elsewhere, but any recommendations for a good bag?

Originally Posted by Turbosina (Post 2113291)

There's plenty of 175 flying if you hold a line. The reason guys want to come over is because of the vastly better trip quality in the 175 and the lower block hour requirements.

A typical CRJ 4-day can involve 20 legs (my record is 23), crediting 18 hours. Given that CRJ guys are being required to fly 90 credit hours per month, some quick math shows that many CRJ guys are getting 11 days off with 90 hrs credit.

On the 175, a 4-day might involve 8 legs with 25 credit, with a requirement of 75 hrs/month. So you're working 12 days and off 18 days, while the RJ guy is doing just the opposite.

As my buddies on the 175 tell me, "It's like a totally different airline."

Originally Posted by tizzizzailslf04 (Post 2113468)

How much flying is typically available to a new hire? I'm currently in DFW but planing on moving to Chicago once I start. Is it realistic to assume that a new hire can get 90+ hours a month? That would certainly help live on FO pay. I'm still months out so obviously a lot can change, but I'm just trying to get a general idea on how things are going right now.

Originally Posted by spikemath (Post 2113140)

They visit Tranny about every month or two recruiting to the new-hire CFIs down there. Envoy/ExpressJet/Transtates/GoJet all have reps that go during new-hires' first week as well.

Maybe someone else has further insight though....

Originally Posted by youngin50 (Post 2113504)

Yea they visit every month to interview and talk to new Transpac instructors about Skywest but these visits are for a possible purchase of the company. Pretty interesting that Skywest would be getting into the flight training business. Be interested to see what the dynamic would be for Skywest.

Originally Posted by WhistleBlwr (Post 2113546)

It has been rumored for some time that an airline was buying TransPac.
My guess is it would be an 'Inc' purchase not an 'airlines' purchase.
That keeps the waters less muddy.

Originally Posted by Is offline (Post 2113629)

Being there are a few management pilots here at SkyWest that own flight schools I highly doubt they would be buying transpac...

Originally Posted by Turbosina (Post 2113291)

As my buddies on the 175 tell me, "It's like a totally different airline."

Originally Posted by JB22 (Post 2113681)

It is. And it prepares you better for when you move on to a major airline.