Originally Posted by
FO Candidate
Thanks for the insight. I envy your QOL, and I'm sure you've worked hard for it. But I'm in my early 40's, just getting started on 121 so can't waste any time. I want QoL (and better pay) but that's for a later time if I intend to progress. Precisely for all the things you said, i rather byte the bullet at a regional to get those 1,000 pic than jump to a major, wait years for upgrade and risk getting a furlough with no PIC time.
Seems that from indoc to line could take about a year. I think i'm gonna painfully have pass on the interview.
Right now it seems to be a good time to be at a wholly owned. With the various programs I would expect that to continue. I would recommend 9E, but it's all your choice. It's tough to leave a place right when you started too. Your last sentence doesn't really make sense to me, but I think you're worried about getting furloughed from a regional wit no PIC? I don't think that's really a plausibility at 9E. My last understanding is upgrade tends towards the FAA minimums now but I don't know if FOs are actually fighting over open time either.