SkyWest CRJ or Left Seat King Air 350

[corpflunkie]

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I highly doubt any insurance company will touch you on a KA350 with 1300 hrs.

 

[cfi_greg]

FYI - I'm on year 2 at SkyWest and am very happy. I live in domicile and am gone no more than 5 nights per month. At one point, I went 3 months without spending a night away from home. Still credit 90-100hrs per month. Life is good here...

What the hell I'm gone 20 nights a month, don't live in domincile and fly 80 hrs a month. Got to love to commute. We're all crazy

 

[Sig]

You will also APPRECIATE NETJETS MORE if you get some airline experience and learn to hate 121 flying.

You [orginal poster] gettin' all this? This is one of the best threads on flightinfo right now. Gold.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

I fly the RJ at OO right now and if someone threw a King Air 350 job my way where I could be home based, I jump on it. I don't live in any of OO's domiciles, and we aren't willing to move again right now. To me, it doesn't matter if it's 4 hours or 1...commuting still sucks and I hate it (still on RSV doesn't help). Do what will get you to where you want to be the quickest, but don't give up your QOL to do it. I used to think 121 was where its at, but thats not so much the case anymore...good luck.

 

[WalterSobchak]

...you'll learn to deal with dispatchers...

Oh, c'mon...we're not all bad.

 

[JOPILOT]

I tend to agree with theskyking, OO is a good company although things are possibly looking kind of dark in SGU...DAL+NWA = less CRJ. and < DC9 on shorter jet routes, which means less pilots @ $19.25/hr ! This should not break too many hearts unuless you just signed up for the $19.25/hr.

I would look at the regional that gets me PIC the quickest with a fair QOL, maybe ask for the BRO at 00 which would get you to NetJets sooner!

I think that reaching a fractional for a career is a great goal and possible where the best opportunity other than Fed Ex is today.

 

[BIGGOAT]

Are you insurable on the 350 with 1325 hrs? I used to fly King Airs part 91 and I think the 350 requires a type rating. 1325 is low time for a PIC job.

Goat

 

[dodgerk]

I'm going to go with Skywest and just bite my lip for a couple of years. The insurance company apparently will cover me on the King Air, but the owner is looking less and less like he wants to own his own plane and more like he wants a NJ card. I may not be in the King Air long enough to get my time for NJ. Severe pay cut and all long term it seems like the thing to do. Thanks for all the advice.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Good luck with it. I hope you like it better than I have. I'm on the brink of throwing in the towel at Skywest cause I don't like the flying and can't take the commuting anymore.

 

[bmpilot2003]

Good luck with it. I hope you like it better than I have. I'm on the brink of throwing in the towel at Skywest cause I don't like the flying and can't take the commuting anymore.

where do you commute from and to which domicile? how long have you been at skywest?

 

[Vegaspilot99]

LAS to MKE, soon to be DEN. Going on 5 months now. It's a good company...I can't really fault Skywest, I just haven't liked it and don't know if I have the patience to wait for it to get better...assuming it will. Ultimately it comes down to I want a job where I live in domicile and none of Skywest's bases really appeal to us to move to.

 

[BoilerUP]

Netjets?

 

[eagle06]

vegas pilot - have you considered FAT? You will hold a line there long before DEN or SLC. SkyWest does it in the Bro and i think Mesa does a couple a day as well. 5 months will probably get you a line there may help out that QOL just a bit.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

I'm trying for NetJets and a couple other fractionals with Vegas gateways...plus a couple of local Vegas operators.

 

[Vegaspilot99]

Eagle...thanks, I've thought about FAT, just not sure how the commute would work out. Something to think about though.

 

[rchcfi]

LAS to MKE, soon to be DEN. Going on 5 months now. It's a good company...I can't really fault Skywest, I just haven't liked it and don't know if I have the patience to wait for it to get better...assuming it will. Ultimately it comes down to I want a job where I live in domicile and none of Skywest's bases really appeal to us to move to.

Amen on the commute thing brother! I'm wondering if this 121 thing is "worth it", especially as the reserve lines are holding steady with no new growth and Delta pulling flying.

 

[Gr82Aviate]

LAS to MKE, soon to be DEN. Going on 5 months now. It's a good company...I can't really fault Skywest, I just haven't liked it and don't know if I have the patience to wait for it to get better...assuming it will. Ultimately it comes down to I want a job where I live in domicile and none of Skywest's bases really appeal to us to move to.

Have you considered that SAN, SBP, SMX, SBA, PSP, SMF, TUS, PDX, and MRY are all pretty great places to be based? Could be considered better places to live than LAS too?!

 

[Vegaspilot99]

All good suggestions, but we just moved to Vegas after moving once already in the past year so we are done moving for now. Plus we have family in Vegas. Thanks though.

 

[aircowboy]

Have you considered that SAN, SBP, SMX, SBA, PSP, SMF, TUS, PDX, and MRY are all pretty great places to be based? Could be considered better places to live than LAS too?!

At 19.25 an hour you out of you mind bro. Every base above except PDX and TUS would cost your whole pay check just for rent.! If you come to SkyWest expect a 5-7 plus year upgrade and maybe even furloughs with a possible Delta NWA merger and the age 65 rule stagnating things. ASA has furlough protection but SkyWest does not so if cuts are to be made they will be made here... Don't blame me I was one of the 900.

SkyWest is one of the best regionals because of the people you get to work with but it is foolish to believe the previous quick upgrades will be around in this new enviroment. If Delta UA merge it will be devastating to SkyWest as many RJs will be parked. We overlap in DEN/SLC and LAX among others. Brasilias are sceduled to be retired over the next few years so they will go more senior then they have been. I am not doom and glooming I am just making sure you go in with your eyes wide open and the stay here with them half shut. Good luck. This is going to be a wild ride until merger mania works itself out.

 

[theskyking]

I'm trying for NetJets and a couple other fractionals with Vegas gateways...plus a couple of local Vegas operators.

Vegas,

I'm ex-OO and loving life at Netjets right now. If I can answer any questions or try to help you with DM, let me know. I'll give her a call.

PM me if you want.