Originally Posted by fortyeight

I've always said waiting for a class date for a regional is one of the dumbest things a young pilot could do.

That being said, since Republic has killed ORD and I'll most likely never see it as a captain and will probably be commuting for the entirety of my career here I can say without a doubt the best QOL factor is living in base. If you live in PIT I would wait for Republic. Just know you're handcuffing yourself to the northeast nightmare until you move on.