Originally Posted by sailingfun

I get a little tired of the poor regional pilot complaint. The rise of the regionals dramatically improved the civilian pathway to the major airlines. Pre RJ’s you instructed until you had 500 to 1000 hours and 100 multi. Then you graduated to flying checks all night long at 8 bucks an hour until you had 2500 plus hours. At that point your were eligible to get a job at a regional flying a turbo prop for another 5 years. When you reached 6000 hours and had a 4 year degree with a decent GPA you had a chance at a major. Then you spent 5 years on a B scale before breaking 56 bucks an hour looking mostly sideways. With the rise of the RJ’s the path became far easier and safer.