Originally Posted by
Utah
I wouldn't wait on SkyWest if you could get hired somewhere else first. You could be passing up on a years worth of 121 turbine time while waiting. And frankly no additional amount of instructing in GA aircraft will help you down the road as much as the 121 time.
With 7-10 year upgrade times at a lot of regionals I think people need to stop looking at the regionals as a way to build time and start looking at them as a semi-long term career. I waited a few extra months to get on with the regional where I thought I would be the happiest and I'm glad I did. Enduring 10 years at a horrible company just for a couple extra months of 121 turbine time is almost certainly not worth it in my book.