Originally Posted by
Bzzt
This is why the regionals will never get better.
I get to fly an airplane with engines on the wings! Upgrade time will be so short I'll only be a FO for a year! I'll just do my time and use this "stepping stone" I'll be at a legacy in 2 years!
Get real dude, a plane is a plane all that matters is pay and QOL. NOWHERE has a quick upgrade at the moment and everything could change tomorrow depending on which way the whipsaw is bending. If you're really serious about this regional game "which blows" find a regional with a contract and go there. Everyone is hiring and unless you have a ton of skeletons in your closet you can go to any regional.
I'm sick of people already in the industry looking down on young pilots like me and saying we are what is wrong with the regionals. The regionals is what's wrong with the regionals.
They're not where you should be striving to be at. The majors is the end game and I believe that Mesa will be a great stepping stone to them. So stop arguing about which regional is worse and accept that it is a stepping stone to greater things.
I currently have interviews with XJT and RAH set. I am considering others as well. The decision about going to Mesa is not made yet, but the more I look at it the better it looks for myself and my career