Originally Posted by
aewanabe
Your view of the regionals is seriously outdated. There are still a few guys doing that for Lakes, Colgan, and Mesaba for a while longer. The majority of "regional" guys are flying jet equipment, some with autothrottles, from ILS to ILS. I never once did 8 landings as a "regional" guy (although I did as a check-hauler, which is another dying craft).
I have done 9 legs
and a DH in one day, just to get 9hrs off and do 8 legs the next 4 days in a row. That was in a CRJ-200. Try working out in Hawaii for Mesa.