Originally Posted by
flyingsaluki1
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
The regionals are NOT a stepping stone, and yes guys with your attitude are the problem. Look at the past decade, there has been no movement for guys at the regionals. I fly routes like SFO-AUS, LAX-DFW, IAD-COS. There is nothing regional about that. 900s and 175s are not regional aircraft, times have changed, regionals are not a stepping stone.
PS I never worked at Mesa but the first time I flew with an Ex-Mesa guy and he told me about a Mesa "standup" I about fell over. all these new guys should know what they are getting into