dont take the Cape Air ATR
hey guys, I have my buddy working for Cape Air and while I'm in the market, I would not apply to Cape Air. And I would advise you not to take the ATR at Cape air no matter how challenging it looks, if you are determined to apply with them. You will be getting paid $800 per 2 weeks which is not enough to cover even your basic necessities in Guam so be prepared to dig into your own savings. From what I've heard the group of people already settled in Guam carry a very weird mentality which will eventually cause you to lose your job -meaning that unless you flatter them (kiss their ass inside out) and accept all their insults they will be writing you up until you lose your job or make you quit.
Moreover, just because Cape air is afraid of losing pilots and of course no one wants to go to Guam, they will fail you on your ATR check-ride so they can be certain you will not leave them for another carrier by ruining your records. I would definitely not risk my records for the world. My friend told me some stories about a captain telling him that he was new and he would have to shut up, sit down and don't talk, calling him names etc.
The things he was telling me about the "politics" and reckless attitude as well as poor CRM from a lot of the captains is totally scary.. He mentioned that one of their aircraft was flying for over 6 months as per the mechanic told him with the right gear hydraulic lines reversed and none of the captains nor first officers out there caught that (this is dangerous). Cape air maybe is a good career starter but definitely not for a long time. If anyone else has some more input, I would be glad to hear it, but I still won't risk my career just because i need to start up somehow!
Mike.