E145 or E175
At the possible expense of creating another "which regional should I choose" thread, I would welcome insight into whether to pursue a specific aircraft for a semi-unique situation.
Background:
I have approximately 1150tt and 450pic (P3 and C12 time) but I'm not current. I retire from active duty in a few months. Given my age, 40, the goal is to try to get to a LCC as soon as possible in order to maximize "area under the curve" in terms of pay over my career. The pay thread with some of the LCC guys chiming in was enlightening since I assumed that LCC guys weren't making as much as they are (or can). If I get lucky and land the big guys, great but it's fine if I don't. I am not tied to any specific location or base and plan to fly hard, even max out annual hours if possible. QOL, dare I say, is secondary to getting time accumulated. I have no issue leaving work at work (never have) so I'd say my capacity for b.s. is above average. Reserve, I'll sit that joker no problem as long as I can get hours.
Question:
Do I go to one of the shops where I can fly 700+ hours per year but maybe not in the E175 with the idea of landing at any LCC?
or....
Do I pursue the E175 through a regional and shoot for JetBlue?
All opinions are welcome. Facts, timelines, progressions would be amazing. People are undoubtedly going to disagree on which path is best so I'd just ask for pros/cons with whatever idea you may have.