Chinook and jrh, you two read my mind. I wouldn't ever do an ATP type program, and I'm going to do something like White Air gig when the Apache (130/hr) in Malone NY gets out of the shop 2 months ago
The instructor is also the DE I send all my students too, and he said I'll have no prob getting the MEI in 15 hours. I just want MEI on my resume, and its worth about $2500 to me.
JRH, I've been thinking along the "net gain" scenario you mentioned for the past few weeks. I had always said I'd do the Ram Air thing, so no time building program needed. But between pilot####'s discouraging (or discouraging to me at least) posts on Ram Air, and Seggy's intriguing posts on Colgan I'm changing my tune as of late.
One of the main reasons for this change of heart is my social life. I had always said I'd never let a girl influence any career decisions, but if I do the ram thing I could go 6 months without ever seeing my girlfriend (mon-fri job), where with Colgan I can get more than 2 days in a row off and I can jumpseat to whereever she is (probably the virgin islands)