Originally Posted by
Wilfortina
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.
How is this CFI to ULCC working out training-wise? The training departments at Skywest, Mesa, etc. are tailored to get CFI's with only Cessna flight time to the flight deck of an airliner. For CFI's who skip the regionals, are they struggling to get through training at Spirit/Frontier/Allegiant? How are they doing on the line?