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Old 08-03-2013 | 07:28 AM
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Everybody seems to think you have the best job in the world. How stable is it? If it goes away, can you walk into an equivalent job, especially 5 minutes from the casa?

Also how far does 90K go in your 'hood? It wouldn't go far in some locales, like the bay area or NY. Second year pay at some legacies will top $90K.

How long will it take you to get to 1000 TPIC?

How much glass, jet time do you have? What's the heaviest plane you've flown?

These factors will weigh in your major airline prospects. If hiring takes off you might not need regional time, but I can't comfortably tell you that you can do without jet time. Any chance of doing some bizjet contract flying on the side?

From a pay and QOL perspective, the lesser evil might be a bizjet job (full or part time). Either stick with that route, or use the experience to get to the majors. After some number of years if all goes well you can have good QOL, good pay, and fly big airplanes. It's just a question of are you willing to do what you have to in order to get there...
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