Originally Posted by Whiplash6

They aren't. He clearly has been Stockholm syndromed.

It happens to RJ captains all the time. I often try to rationalize in my head why these guys, some good friends, fall into the regional trap so easily. I try to make the case for them but when it's all said and done I just don't get it. Regional flying is the lowest rung on the 121 ladder, and until you leave it for something else you never quite understand so.