Regional Fo here. Haven't been going at it very long in 121. This is my first airline experience, all other has been 91 corporate.

I was contacted a couple weeks ago by a gentlemen I used to do contract work for, they still needed a pilot. He is paying pretty much double my 9E salary, sign on bonus, about a 12% pay raise yearly, insurance paid, hotels for commuting paid. Last but not least, he overnights a lot where I live, so I could just go home.

What's the issue though? It's a SEL recip. I'm trying to figure out current airline movement and Delta prospect vs. back to corporate with this deal.

My deal is while I am liking flying the big RJs, the time away from my little ones has been rough. This guy has an average of 15-18 days off monthly...some months like summer only 8-10 but months like winter 20-25.

I'm ATP 3k TT 1000 TPIC.

Edit> I also don't know how much longer I plan on staying in this game. I'm not sure if I can manage 50-70% of my time gone for the next 30 years. This job would afford me to go back for my masters and pursue something else. I was another guy who was gung-ho on aviation until kids and marriage came about.