Originally Posted by FR8DOG71

Do your future captains a favor a get some real PIC time before you head to the regionals. By real PIC time I mean where someone gives you the keys to an airplane and has you fly it somewhere. I can always tell when an FO I fly with has flown real world PIC vs. just instructing. Don't get me wrong, I've flown with lots FOs who have just a CFI background and they do fine for the most part. But FOs who have other kinds of flying under their belt do much better.