upgrade times

[updraft]

Any Idea what upgrade looks like at Colgan and CommutAir?

 

[belliott]

Any Idea what upgrade looks like at Colgan and CommutAir?

Too long...

 

[Twisted Mind]

You should ask some of those former street captains at Mesaba how that chasing the upgrade plan works.

 

[makersmarc]

Don't go anywhere where you wouldn't want to be an FO for eight years or so. The most unhappy people on Flight Info are FO's that thought they would only be in the right seat for a year or two and then ended up spending a substantial portion of their "careers" as high speed radio operators. Just a thought.

 

[updraft]

just a thought

 

[no1pilot2000]

Updraft,

How old are you? If your're a young pilot (20's or 30's), you may want apply to apply to Colgan or CommutAir and see what happens. Whatever you decided to do, good luck.

 

[Captain Morgan]

You can't plane for it. Just make the best decision for you and hope for the best. If you don't have to commute to a certain carrier, that's a good one. If you prefer a certain region to fly in, that's another. Make a "Pro/Con" list. I just wouldn't cross a picket line.

 

[Smarta$$]

Too long...

Pinnacle/colgan 3407?

 

[Twisted Mind]

It all ways seem to me the ones that "catch" the quick upgrade do it unknowingly. They go to a airline just for the job not thinking much will happen then the next thing they are captains. People that hear about quick upgrades and then try to jump ship always show up late and sit as FO's for years. It is just kinda luck I guess.

 

[belliott]

Pinnacle/colgan 3407?

And what are you trying to imply?

 

[Captain Morgan]

It all ways seem to me the ones that "catch" the quick upgrade do it unknowingly. They go to a airline just for the job not thinking much will happen then the next thing they are captains. People that hear about quick upgrades and then try to jump ship always show up late and sit as FO's for years. It is just kinda luck I guess.

This is the most correct answer in my opinion. All of the quick upgrades I have ever talked to with the exception of street captains sort of fell into it. If you talk to the guys/gals who play "musical regionals" which includes myself, we all thought the grass was greener. Just go to the one that suits you the best, trust me. Look at all of the credentials I've racked up on the sidebar below my avatar, then look and see I'm still an F/O. If that's not a testament, I don't know what is. If there's one thing I know well, it's screwing up. Good luck!

 

[jws717]

Get a job anywhere you can. Get some turbine time, then pick a better regional to work for. The best you can hope for is right seat in an RJ and $40 an hour after a few years. Upgrades are on hold everywhere.

 

[relief tube]

Hasn't the last 5 years taught you anything? 1000 hrs PIC doesn't mean dick anymore.

Go to the place that has the least ********************tiest QOL (factoring in upgrade times a little bit). You don't want to get stuck at the wrong place for a long time.

 

[CA1900]

And what are you trying to imply?

I think he's implying that Colgan is an unsafe operation. Looking at their fatigue policy, I agree with him.

 

[belliott]

I think he's implying that Colgan is an unsafe operation. Looking at their fatigue policy, I agree with him.

It is only as unsafe as the individual allows it to be... same could be said for any air carrier that has had an accident/incident in the past ten years. Skywest, Pinnacle, Trans States, Continental, American, Comair, and I am sure I am missing some.... that fatigue policy was recinded very shortly after its publication. Any person who abuses fatigue calls, regardless of company, is not a professional and any pilot who can't put their foot down to ensure safety to the best of their ability has no business flying the traveling public.

Colgan is not unsafe... it is an airline that mistreats its employees and gets away with lying to congress... is that unsafe? No. Unethical? You bet.