That's quite possible. In that case, consider the company is spending 60+ grand training you, and you jump ship after a few weeks/months? Defer the Jazz offer hoping the Encore application is successful. In my books, it's the ethical thing to do.

I'd venture to say that if you don't like Encore, you won't like Jazz either. There's pros and cons to each, but if you boil it down, you'll be flying a regional airplane around Canada for mediocre pay.

Super king air is the marketing name for the 200/300 series. The 1900 is the super duper king air.

Maybe the types aren't quite similar enough. Dash classic and Q400 are technically one type rating, but aren't operated that way.

Wouldn't an FO be cheaper than 1.5x captain salary and a ground based FO, even split among several flights?

Can I log it as "not gonna apply for the job or book that flight"?

Pilots don't get tired, the fatigue rules are robust

Swoop really works 20/21 days a month? I'm surprised anybody wants to work there.

You'll have to get your apprentice ticket too so you can change tires, check oil, button up cowlings, change light bulbs, etc.

That area doesn't seem friendly to single engine piston airplanes, especially VFR.

Put yourself in the other pilot's position and ask how you'd expect to be treated.

Not gonna happen, but what if Delta buys AC, how should that merger go. 3000 pilots vs 15000.

The parking brake is like any other aircraft system. Expect it to fail at some point, usually at an inconvenient time. Be ready to pull the power during the runup, guard the pedals with your toes. Use it as designed, but expect it to fail. Same goes for engines, instruments, props, landing gear, pre...

There is no annunciation, warning horn or any method on the 1900 that tells you that the parking brake is applied. It's not a transport category aircraft. I'm glad we have a bunch of 172 captains discussing parking brake procedures on a large twin turboprop. Especially, procrdures that are contrary ...

Rouge in it's current form disappears, "Transat-Rouge" takes over the vacation flying entirely. Allows AC to expand with the repatriated Rouge pilots. Lots of equipment shuffled around for optimisation. Will be interesting to see what happens with ACPA/ALPA. Won't be a CPA, cause of scope. Do Transa...

There's to many different types of parking brake systems to post a hard and fast rule. Know your plane and operate it accordingly. I flew a plane with unassisted brakes that probably should have had them. It was near impossible to hold the required pressure on the pedals long enough to complete the ...

The bank won't accept a PPC or shiny paint in lieu of a house down payment

If you were making 80 grand as a King Air captain, would you really want the job that pays 40 grand? With some exceptions, the answer is no.

Being aware of a failure mode, associated symptoms and to action a previously trained procedure is a lot different than not knowing the system even exists.

I bet the recently unionized employee groups are even happier that they're in a union now. Not just the pilots, but everyone. Some solid and legally binding work rules with a major change in management.

Isn't swoop only cheap because they're piggybacking on WJ? Discount planes, contract mx. "Borrow" all the expensive stuff from big brother to look cost effective on paper. ULCCs in Europe have ultra modern fleets so operating costs and fuel consumption are low. Except for swoop and the rest of Canad...

Privately owned companies can still have employee stock options. I know of at least one (non aviation) company that does it. Rules are a little more complicated, but it's still viable.

Hopefully they see the mess that is swoop and kill it before it wastes more money.

40-50 grand in the FO seat and 60-70 in the captain seat. Once you have the ATPL, add another 10 grand, and after several hundred hours multi-PIC, add another 10 grand. For a total of 80-90 grand. I'd find pretty much any company that does charter work on King Airs. Avoid the dedicated medivac compa...

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Ignore him, long time troll.

Yeah, I figured that out about one post too late.

Upgrade on the king air and get the pic time there? Or get a king air captain job somewhere else? Get your ATPL, and some command experience, then you'll have the experience and licenses to upgrade at a 705 company. Not true lightweight. Huh? Did they change the requirements to be captain of a two ...