Originally Posted by airborne42

hey.. thanks for all the feedback.

well I'm flying the 42 for an international carrier abroad and am considering of making the move to the U.S and flying for the regionals since I have all my family in the U.S and I completed all my training there as well. thats why I'm asking all the questions I am to make my decision whether it would be a wise one or not and if I'd be able to support myself on the pay.

so what would be the most junior base right now then for the jets? and again, how long are new hires taking to get off reserve? whats the doh approximately of a new hire who just got off reserve and is now holding a line at the most junior base.
I think it's DFW, but you can always transfer. ORD seems to be offered in every class. My friend was holding a line in DFW within 8mos. I think it's even lower now and everyone from my class (January '11) are holding lines with the exception of the ones who transferred to LAX.
how much difference can it make in pay if I do take up say about 15 hours over time? is it possible to do 85-90 hrs a month on reserve or when holding a line? what would that make my take home pay first year?
85-90hrs, easily on the jet. Whether reserve or holding a line. The jet guys fly a lot on reserve. I'm thinking my take home on the ATR with a little OT here and there's going to be about 28k. That's including per diem.
thanks