Originally Posted by DylanFan

I'm currently flying right seat in various King Air models for a part 135 carrier and although going to just about any regional will mean a small pay cut for me, I can make more after upgrading at any regional than I will at my current company. I'd like to make the move around August-September this year.

Here's the situation: My girlfriend will be living in Clemson, SC then and I'd like to move in with her. Clemson is about a 2.5 hour drive from Atlanta Hartsfield. So my ideal situation would be being based in ATL and working for a decent company. I'd like to be able to get off reserve ASAP and then be able to bid lines so that I can make that commute without too much trouble. (I realize that will take close to a year anywhere.) By August I should have about 1000 Total Time, 700 Multi, and 600 Turbine.

So the big question is where should I apply? How hard is it to get ATL based with Skywest? What about Republic's ATL base? What are the chances that ASA will start hiring again by August? Since I currently have a stable job and am building time and making money, I can afford to be somewhat picky.

Thanks in advance.