Originally Posted by
Trip7
Exactly. 2 years from now the pilot hired at Mesa will being sitting left seat while the pilot hired at Skywest or XJT will still be sitting reserve FO or barely holding a line. But theyre making that sweet SWEET Chedda with their "reputable" FO pay.
Ask 80ktsClamp how long he spent at the regionals. More importantly, ask him how long he was an FO.
Get in and get out, that's the way to go.
There are abnormal situations where people did very little time at regionals, no one denies that. For the vast majority of regional pilots at any regional the career has been a long one, much longer than they expected. You're absolutely foolish to treat this career as a stepping stone, you're setting yourself up for a lot of disappointment.
If it was truly a stepping stone do you think there would be so many 10 year regional pilots? Yes some of them want to retire at a regional, but what about the others?