Originally Posted by TheWeatherman

People who say "it's a Regional, it is supposed to suck" are idiots. I am at Republic and it does not suck at all. I can credit over 100 hours and still have 15 days off in a month. I get block or better, pay protection, no junior manning, 4 sets of uniforms every year, etc.

Do not enable these bottom feeder Regioanls (by bottom feeder, I mean their pay and work rules not the pilots themselves who are usually great when I have been on their aircraft) by continueing to apply to places where they have horrible work rules and pay. The only way it is going to change is if pilots stop applying there.

Now I realize some pilots have no choice or would go to an unfavorable Regional to avoid commuting, which is perfectly acceptable. But what gets me are people who do little research and pick the path which is easiest. i.e. which ever recruiter got to them first in flight training.

My point is that working for a Regional does not have to suck and ruin your life/make you hate flying. Put a lot of research in and try to go to a Regional that has the best pay/QOL where you don't have to commute, or has the best commute.