There's some uncertainty, but I'd talk it over with your wife and try to make the new opportunity work, just for the flight time. Even if regional hiring doesn't start up soon, there's going to be a backlog of applicants, so more flight time will probably put you closer to the head of the list.
Originally Posted by
flyinthrew
Get through your time building as fast as possible, but be very sensitive to your young family’s need for your time. If that means showing up to your next job 6-8 months later, you’ll never miss it.
You might get lucky.
But I can't tell you how many people I know got burned by taking that approach, including me. Long story, but a two week delay for family considerations cost me literally years of CA pay and TPIC. I could afford it, because I had other things going on but I still would have liked to have arrived at the career destination a few years sooner than I did.