Regional options from TUS (Compass, Skywest?)
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Regional options from TUS (Compass, Skywest?)
Retiring military pilot needs to do a tour with regionals. For various reasons, I'm stuck in Tucson for the short term. Is TUS a viable option for newbie at SkyWest? Better to try for a PHX domicile (2 hour drive) with Compass or SkyWest or commute within the region to SLC, LAX, DEN, etc?
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Retiring military pilot needs to do a tour with regionals. For various reasons, I'm stuck in Tucson for the short term. Is TUS a viable option for newbie at SkyWest? Better to try for a PHX domicile (2 hour drive) with Compass or SkyWest or commute within the region to SLC, LAX, DEN, etc?
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I don’t know about Compass, but you should plan on commuting somewhere else for 6 months+ at Skywest before you could hold either TUS or PHX. You’ll have to decide whether you want to commute 2 time zones east to DTW or ATL and get a line faster, or commute to DEN, LAX, or FAT but be on reserve a lot longer. Neither are great options. Either way, you’ll probably have to make the drive to PHX first.
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Retiring military pilot needs to do a tour with regionals. For various reasons, I'm stuck in Tucson for the short term. Is TUS a viable option for newbie at SkyWest? Better to try for a PHX domicile (2 hour drive) with Compass or SkyWest or commute within the region to SLC, LAX, DEN, etc?
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SKW is happy to do it these days. About one in ten decide to stick around for a while or forever. They're willing to train ten to get one ex-mil pilot who sticks since they tend to be quality employees.
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