Originally Posted by
Navajo31
OK guys, which would you choose? (Assume wife with good job, no kids left at home).
1. Regional airline job. Upgrade to CA within 3 months. Domicile about an hour from my current home.
2. Right seat of a Lear. Combination of Part 135/91 corporate stuff. Schedule 14 on, 7 off. Requires move of 300 miles, or commute weekly and don't see the wife for 14 days at a time. Salary upper 40's. Upgrade in 1.5-2 years, about $60K.
Decision time is close!!!! Thanks for your input!
I'd probably say regional...fast upgrade and hopefully better pay, but that depends on how bad the regional is. You'll be on reserve forever, but you can sit reserve at home if you're only an hour away.
If it's mesa you have other issues...you'll be a new CA flying with low-time FO's who have been rejected by the rest of the airline industry... you could easily lose your certificate or your life. Gojet could be a career-ending decision, depending on how lucky you are.