Originally Posted by
Aura224
At what they pay? No chance. I spent 10 years going into debt while working for regionals and I reached a financial breaking point while waiting for upgrade. FSI offered me more than 3x my salary and I jumped. Into my 3rd year at FSI and I'm making what the average RJ Captain does.
I spent 9 years in the right seat at Republic, I more than paid my dues. I can take a contract corporate gig if necessary to get recent flight time, but I will never see a regional again. That being said, I never looked at FSI as a career choice. I would still love to fly for a major but I can't sacrifice the financial security of my wife and two kids to do that.
I hate to say it, but I think you should have gutted out the regionals a little longer to pick up that much needed PIC time. The guys you are competing with for the remaining AA slots after the flows get theirs are regional Captains and military pilots with 1000s of hours of PIC time. Plus, you don't have actual flying recency of experience. Despite your good record, I don't see you as competitive.
If you don't care for the regionals, I would consider the corporate route to get recency of experience and pick up at least 500 PIC to make you competitive.