heres the answer, for those that are skeptical and chicken Little's-stay where you are, dont make the move, and enjoy the constant undercutting and potential loss of flying contracts.

For those willing to take the risk, do it and do it as soon as you can because the potential upside on the majors side of the fence far out weighs any potential at the regionals. The 50 seat market is drying up and scope is becoming more and more of an issue at the majors, (dont expect much more scope relief). Anyone who gets on at a major carrier early when things turn around has the Potential for being at the top of that major airlines pilot list for the majority of their career. its always going to be a risk but to be honest its a HUGE risk to stay at a regional also.

for those that have quit flying, please stop trying to justify your choices by coming on here and stomping on those pilots that are sticking with it.