Originally Posted by Corsair66

Hi Guys,

I did my time as a flight instructor 20 years ago, went through Pinnacle ground school back in '07 before realizing that the place was a disaster and bailing before the checkride, and have spent the last 12 years doing a variety of other things.

I'm fully current now, but still need a few hundred hours before hitting 1500. I'm nearly finished with an RV-14A (should fly before year's end) and will pound out those hours flying around the country in early 2020 after finishing the Phase I test period.

I live in Orlando and am primarily thinking of Republic, SkyWest, and Envoy for short commutes to DFW or IAH. At my age, I realize that I might be better off remaining at the regional level as an increasingly senior CA vs. moving in five or six years to the majors only to be a junior FO for the rest of my career. We'll have to see how the numbers (pay vs. retirement) work out in practice, but I'm fine with staying at the regionals if it works out that way.

Anyway, am I completely nuts for wanting to go to the airlines at my age? Given that I can't afford to just retire, I'd rather fly than find an office job or continue to slog away at online consulting.

Ken