Originally Posted by wessidemike

What is the quality of life 5-10 years into regional flying? I know most people want to get into a major airline, but is it possible to attain semi regular schedules within the regionals with 60,000 - 80k in pay. I am thinking about going back to flying as a career. I'm 31 with a CPL need to redo my CFI, but have not flown in several years. My dream would be to be making 70k by my early 40's. Maybe 85k by 50's and have a schedule which affords me a decent amount of nights spent at home. Is that realistic in todays regional world?