Originally Posted by
cathulu90
I will give it a try..
Hi! So I have around 1400TT and it's time for me to choose the regional. I've been reading this forum for a while but still have problems with deciding where to go. I am looking for a regional where I can spend most of the nights at home (I have a newborn, want to help my wife). I know I wish for a lot... So, is there any airline which has mostly 1 or 2 day trips? I can sit on reserve for a while as well. My final goal is G4. We can move to any base we want, however we would prefer PHX, DFW or FL.(my wife is a CFI so any place with some flight schools would be great). Any advice would be appreciate. Thank you!
Well Skywest has a phoenix base that you should be able to hold pretty quickly as an FO, a Captain however will take 5+ years to hold. G4 does have a base here in Mesa, which is close to PHX, so you will have that going for you in terms of not having to move a bunch. Not sure what the hiring criteria for G4 is, so you may have to commute with Skywest once you upgrade to get the tpic you would need.
One final note about G4, from my understanding you are looking at a 3 year wait to hold Mesa, so again commuting which I hear is not a good option for G4 pilots.