Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Rather than a regional, get a job near home flying some kind of turbo-prop. That should be enough recency to apply elsewhere.
If anyone has any leads near Boise, ID, I'm all ears. I had one call in the last year for a local job. During the phone screening she said, "we don't like airline guys, because they go running back to the airlines."
The next day, I got a "no thanks" email.
I wouldn't worry, I'm sure you'd spend no more than six months at any job you'd get before moving on anyways. There's no replacement for experience, and it sounds like you've got it.
I truly feel this is why I'm not getting any calls. No one wants to spend time or money training an "over qualified" candidate, only to have them "get the call" from a major, six months after taking the job.
That is the reality, catch 22.