Ok first of all I am not even out of ground school yet so I can't really say I love my job yet. I don't really enjoy sitting in class 6 days a week for 8 hours but that will be over soon. However I was hired as a DEC and the good thing about this is that I will begin my first regional job at $29 and hour and can fly 1200 hours a year which will likely put me near 30K my first year in a regional....now that isn't too bad. The other plus is you are logging all the PIC and yes Mesa does have fast jumps to the left seat of an RJ. Even if this is 2.5 years which is what i've heard, That means in 2 years your making almost $60 an hour. The other plus here is that the 1900D trips are pretty much home every night. This means that if your willing to relocate for 2.5 years you can continue to be home with the family every night and never have to work for that 15- 20K a year that many regional force you to take just so you can fly there jet. Yes it means waiting 2.5 more years, but with Mesa you WILL NOT upgrade faster to CRJ captain in the CRJ than you will in the 1900D. I hope this adds to the already informative posts you have recieved and wish the best for all.

XtremeF150