Originally Posted by
Desdi
If that’s the case my honest advice would be to stay at your regional for a few more months, learn, soak 121 flyn up like a sponge, go through a full winter season of crappy weather, deicing and such (perhaps even part of a negotiation cycle) at the same time apply directly to the legacies if that’s where you want to end up. It would make you a far more rounded and appreciated member of whatever team you’d end up with. Jumping from your regional to JB to legacy (these days) is a wasted step and effort in between for all involved. You don’t learn 121 ops in the schoolhouse (thats where you learn the basics of the plane and jargon like 3585 which u memorize but never apply nor understand)…. You learn on the line as you get comfortable and actually know what’s going on at a deeper level, that takes experience which takes time in one place.
Good advice! I was always told to get out of the regional airline as quick as possible. I’m not sure if that “motto” is changing now? Wouldn’t it be better to be at a low cost/major if the “music” stops. I of course like most young pilots want to move onto a legacy. However, I do think I would be happier at a major if hiring stopped. Upgrade time at my current regional is comparable to most low cost operators, and pay is not comparable. Regional Fos are being picked up from legacies, I’ve heard of a few?