Enjoy it for gods sake. IF an opportunity presented itself that would be different, but I certainly wouldnt be leaving that job before I had a sure thing. There are a ton of guys in this industry who would love just such a gig.

 

You would have to pry me away from that job with a crowbar.

 

I believe their are alot of people like you in this industry right now who are in jobs the at they dont want to spend their carreer at but cannot justify leaving at this time. I am one of those, just keep up the faith and this economy will turn around sooner or later, at least thats what I keep telling myself.

 

Trade ya, I'm selling real estate right now and contract flying for about 7hrs a month.

 

It almost sounds like you have the almost perfect flying job. I've been flying for 36 years, looking for a job like that. I also went through regional training, for RAH, but quit after Sim 6 (only 8 Sim sessions). No regrets, I realized the regional thing was not for me. Still looking for that perfect flying job....Stay where you're at until you are SURE you want to move on to something else. Good luck!

 

Grass is always greener on the other side. That is until you step on the lawn and see all the weeds. Stay put.

 

seems like they like you a lot.
Would they let you get your ATP for "personal development"?
Instruct on the side, on weekends or whenever you want, but for heavens sake stay where you are!
Next time you fly it, forget about your other duties and imagine being paid $266/ hour. Beat that.

 

If you did not have any jet time going in then I would not take very hard to have failed the systems test. The ability to memorize tons of new information without supporting experience does not constitute proof you are incompetent as a pilot and in fact you might have been a very good one. Just out of curiosity, what airplane was it? It may be prove you aren't a quick memorizer, probably so, but some people require practical experience to support new information in order to organize and be comfortable with it. Such people are more circumspect in how they approach new topics and are better at analysis because they really know how the subject works rather than accept a more shallow, superficial understanding. They prefer to prove things for themselves rather than be fed random facts, or take them at face value, and their motive is different as well. Regionals are businesses, they like people who get it quick because they people cheaper to train. They do not care about how people learn or the advancement of knowledge.

 

I am wondering if I know you. Were you at Mesaba in late summer/early fall of '07?

 

I was training in the EMB 120. From what I understand it is one of the harder ones to learn the systems in. I really understood the systems just do really bad on written multple choice questions. No excuses I didn't make the grade. Looking back I would have done a jet introduction course first. Also it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have a great QOL and home ever night. It just worked out much better for me this way. Sometimes things happen for a reason. Right now I am happy to have a job I can live off from. Thanks for all the feed back. I wish everyone else well that is trying to find work regardless of what it is in these extremely hard times we are facing.