captplaystation-very good summary why is it better to be a captain..simply very well said..same feelings here.
It takes some time and maybe years when we look back and see if a decision was good or bad.
To be a q400 capt at the age of 29 is not bad at all. I don't think there's a huge difference in terms of work when we compare a q400 copilot's job to an Embraer copilot's job. The difference starts when you compare long haul flying to any of these. Totally different lifestyle..now that's a difference. Not the propeller
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Jet hours are jet hours of course..this can be a good opportunity to see that kind of operation too..but don' expect too much difference. Maybe you are lucky and go for the Embraer now and within one or two years you can go back to the q400 LHS. Why not
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