Originally Posted by Cyio

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.