Originally Posted by
sailingfun
Stop thinking regional unless you have a skeleton in the closet. Get your app into Delta tomorrow. In one year the numbers you posted will be just fine! Apply to AMR, SWA and UAL as backups. If you live in Atlanta and want to stay in Atlanta Delta should be your first choice.
Please PM me the secret. 3k TT IP, heavy, really heavy, light as well, nothing yet besides a Delta "fix it." Internal recs, no skeletons, etc. Now have about 6 months at a regional.
Don't discount the regionals. Don't think the majors are waiting to kick your door in and take you. I know a guy who got the call 3 weeks after he put in his app with no recs, IP time, jet time, etc...I know guys whose dads are legacy CAs who are still waiting. Hell, I know a woman whose only heard crickets, and she's got the golden ticket, right? Point is, it'll happen, maybe tomorrow, maybe not. Be prepared for everything.
And staying until 20? Getting out was a no brainier. Unless I really wanted a UAV. That's the present. Understand the past was much better for you older guys.