Great points... and i agree with most of it.

I have had a lingering concern and i'm not sure which road to go down. I'm currently a cfi and the fork in the road is gonna come up eventually. Regionals or part 135. I love the look of part 135 companies (especially AMF)... but the "safe" regional route is attractive. I'm terrified of getting into a regional and being a FO for 8 years. I am most attracted to Eagle but of course their upgrade time is scary. Think it would be wise to bank on shorter upgrade times starting in 2012?