Originally Posted by
rcfd13
If you're not willing to relocate then you're not going to do well in Aviation. I relocated for three years as a CFI building hours, then I spent a year and a half commuting across the country at the regionals. As much as relocating sucked commuting sucked a lot more. I could have been 100+ seniority numbers higher if I had relocated earlier instead of waiting around feeling sorry for myself.
I'm not sure you'll get much sympathy on here saying that you're unwilling to relocate and are frustrated with your position in aviation. Everyone on this board has either paid their dues or is still currently paying their dues. Mostly the latter.
Dude, you gotta be willing to move. The best advice I was ever given was "...buy a small pickup truck, (dont make payments) and only have enough stuff to fit into the bed of it. You will move a lot your first 10 years or so of flying full time." I've moved 6 times in the last 2 years, twice for the regional I'm flying for, and I'm expecting a few more moves until I get to one of the companies I want to work for. I tried to stay local, unwilling to move, but it didn't work out.
Dues are to be paid, and you will have to be willing to pay your dues every step along the way to move up.
Didn't mean to be harsh or anything, but it's the nature of the industry... keep pushing for it