Thanks for the link and your intelligent reply. I'll use that to make sure my next paycheck from Great Lakes is calculated correctly.

No, I am not rich.

No, I do not "get off" on living in complete poverty while flying 8 legs a day.

The reason this thread is pointless is that there is no "one size fits all" regional. You can go on and on about how great brand x regional is, but in the end, it might not have the bases that suit me, it might not have the corporate culture/strategy that suits me, it might not have the upgrade possibility that suits me...the list could go on and on.

I do "get off" on spending as little time as humanly possible at the regionals before moving on to the majors, living in a desirable base (for me, of course), sharpening my stick and rudder abilities, and flying with what may very well be the most closely knit (and perhaps crazy) pilot group in the U.S.