Originally Posted by
Flying Pig
I don't think I would be willing to sit right seat at a Regional for 2 or 3 years until upgrade anyways. I don't know why more aspiring shiny jet drivers don't go to a cargo operation like Ameriflight, grab their 1000 turbine PIC in a BE1900 and start tossing out apps. to the majors. Single pilot, IFR, white knuckle flying seems like it would be worth something to a major airline...a nice change from the 500th RJ captain they've interviewed.
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Most RJ CA's hired pre-2005, and almost certainly pre-01, at least myself and the ones I know, had to have that "twin turbine single pilot white knuckle flying" just to get a job at a regional back then...so I think the majors will see the time spent flying prior to a 121 gig just fine and not be bored by the last 8000 regional hours
But as you know those were back in the day when we walked in the snow barefoot uphill both ways to school...