Originally Posted by
Golden Bear
If things started going backwards here and I had to choose EMB PIC or CRJ FO I'd move three feet to the right in a heartbeat. Plenty of senior RJ FOs flying the 700/900 exclusively making $50k+ and the schedule, QOL, overnights, and intensity of work are not even close.
But like you say, to each their own.
If I was living in domicile as a CRJ CA and things start to head backwards I'd take the EMB CA position but only if I could still live in base and could hold a line. But if I had to commute or could only hold EMB CA RES then I too would move to the right seat of the RJ since I no longer need an ATP/Type or PIC time.
My point is there are too many variables to consider and CRJ FO does not always win.