I'm not going to bash your motives or inspirations, I agree, in the beginning, regionals were never meant to be a career.. some people have decided to make them a career, but those are their personal choices based on what they want out of life (i.e. flying a Brasilia your whole career just so you can be based in San Diego and go surfing every day).

But in light of the recent events, age 65 and industry consolidation (which is apparently on our doorstep), arent you a least a little concerned that you might be stuck at the crappy regional job for longer than you might have anticipated? yeah, you'll have upgraded in 15 months, but if you're still stuck at TSA after 7 or 8 years (like a lot the captains I flew with when I was there) are you still gonna be happy with your QOL? Commuting to fly for Hulas doesnt keep a lot of people happy. We're all on the same page, I wouldve been a captain for Hulas long ago, but I know I'm happier at Skywest and not commuting anymore, left seat or not.. and I dont think I'm rationalizing.. Just wondering if your concerned about something like that.. what happens if you can't just "gtfo" as you so eloquently put it..