Originally Posted by own nav

There we go again with the labels.

If you're young, can live in your parents basement and have your mommy give you a kiss on the forehead as she hands you your sack lunch as you head out the door, knowing that your experienced captain will take good care of you in a state of the art RJ that does all the work for you anyway...

Hows that for stereotyping?

And what's with this bashing of recruiters. Ever think of the fantasies RJ recruiters are feeding you? "3 year upgrades are coming back." Is your head in the sand? Do you not see the rows of 50 seat RJs being parked in the desert? Every time they get an order of 70 seat RJs, twice as many 50 seat RJs get parked.

Do the math, you're going to be in that right seat a long time, if your regional even survives long enough for you to be come a captain. I just read a thread saying it's becoming all too common to see guys on their 4th regional, starting all over again.

Of course, you're too young to remember the days clear back in 2000 when city pairs had 3 737s a day and no RJs, but you're the new generation who knows better, that can't happen again.