I got a call from my ACP today asking me if I wanted to be an F.O. in the Brasilia. After going back and forward through the Pros and Cons, I've decided to go ahead and do it.
Heres my logic:
I'm already flying the Beech 99 getting PIC time. I should be upgrading to the Metro by Febuary. Right now, they have me flying the chieftan twice as much as the 99. Since I can only be qualified in two aircraft at a time, I won't have to fly the chieftan anymore. Now I will be dual qualified in the 99 and Brasilia. So I still be getting the PIC time in the 99.
I will come out of this with two crew experience in an EFIS equiped aircraft which I believe is over 20,000lbs, a metro type rating, and a ton of turbine time. I will still be system TDY. Once I get the metro type, I will be getting metro pay reguardless of what aircraft I'm flying(unless I decide to upgrade to Brasilia captain and be making more).
The big thing that sucks is that I've just gotten out of 99 training about a month and a half ago and now I have to start studying another aircraft that is totally different. Plus, ground school starts next Monday.
