Pilot at Cascade Regional Airlines · Denver, CO
Fourteen months on reserve, two years in the right seat, and today I flew my first trip as captain. Same airplane, same routes, completely different job. Nobody warns you how quiet it gets when the decision is actually yours.
Congratulations. That quiet never fully goes away and you would not want it to.
Fourteen months is useful to hear. I have two regional interviews next month and everyone tells me a different number.
It swings a lot by base and equipment. Mine was on the long end. Ask them in the interview what the actual upgrade time is right now, not the recruiting number.