Originally Posted by ZeroTT

the regional labor market is very responsive. There are no hidden gems if you have normal priorities. There are thousands of other pilots who want to build time asap. If you wanna outbid them, you gotta offer more. More time, more money, more pain ... mix and match as desired.

nyc offers more opportunities precisely because it is expensive and other people have exactly the reaction you do “well, I’d rather not... what about iah or ord”