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Old 09-21-2011 | 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Atreyu
Choose a regional you can see yourself getting stuck at.
sounds good, but also think of what you'll do if you get stuck at a "quality" regional. for me, Comair turned into 9 years and 300 PIC. a few bailed at the first hint of trouble and found a quick upgrade at regionals that weren't top-notch. others went to the "hot" regional at the time and are still FOs there. some, like me, hung on and will be furloughed next year if they don't find a job. i really feel for people who came to us after flying for 2-3 other regionals that flamed out. or the 10-year Eagle FOs that came to us because it looked like a quick upgrade vs. infinity at Eagle. you never know what the right move is until it's way too late.