Originally Posted by
symbian simian
Mainline pilots: "We need to limit scope and bring all the flying back to mainline" (so I get more people below me on the list)
Also mainline pilots: "You need to fly at the regionals to get relevant experience" (I spend a decade at the regionals, so you have to too)
Everyone only cares about themselves.
Maybe, but I’ve never heard a mainline pilot say that you should spend a decade at a regional. All the ones I’ve met at United are elated to see anyone below them on the list. The ones who have asked how long I was at a regional were congratulatory and none suggested that I should have spent longer there. There are a number of mainline pilots who didn’t fly at a regional at all: CFI straight to ULCC to legacy, corporate, straight military, etc.