Originally Posted by
PRS Guitars
You can easily do this compared to the OP. Just be smart about it. You don’t need to go through a full 141 program. Just learn the commercial maneuvers and get your commercial multi engine. I assume you already are Instrument Rated. Then fly another 100 or so hours in the 210 and you’re off to the races. Do all of that while keeping your day job. Transition your family to a budget for what you project you’ll earn as a regional FO and save the rest as an emergency fund. Get the 1500 hours and a job offer then quit your engineering job.
At what point in my path going forward does it make sense to start applying in order to get to the FO spot as soon as possible (considering training delays, etc). Of course this depends on which regional but as a west coaster I’m thinking the players (at least in the category of minimizing commute time) would be Compass, Skywest and Horizon.