Do not do MAPD. Do CFI instead...it's a complicated decision, but read my other ranting posts for the details.

After you get 1000/100, Mesa is OK for quick upgrade (currently about 16 months for east coast ERJ CA). QOL is poor but hopefully that will be improved in the 2007 contract.

Despite what War Eagle said, Mesa is not the cause of mainline losing flying to RJ's. Economics were going to force that anyway, the only variable was WHO was going to fly the RJ's. The people at fault are the mainline pilots for being weak and shortsighted enough to allow their scope to erode to the point it's at now. THEY need to take their scope by the b@lls and secure all flying > 50 seats.

Much as I disaprove of low-time PFT pilots in airliners, blaming them for the RJ situation is moronic...they are young, inexperienced, clueless, and have no organization or leverage...all they know comes right out of a pilot academy glossy brochure. It's the mainline ALPA guys who should have seen this **** coming...you think I enjoy flying what is essentially a mainline jet for turboprop pay????