Dude, w/1400 turbine PIC, give SWA, CAL, AirTran, FedEx, UPS and the cargo companies a shot. You should be able to bypass the regionals. Or look at the contract companies and go to Japan - pretty decent work rules, and $ to commute.

 

Commuting out of ABQ for DEN or SLC at SkyWest could be an option for you. You'd definately have a better quality of life if you moved. If you haven't already do an extensive search on any company you're interested in. Think of places that you would be willing to live (and could afford on regional pay).

Your times are pretty good, however I wouldn't be over confident with them. There are plenty of people interviewing at the regional level that are coming from other regionals/135 outfits that have a lot more time and turbine PIC than that. Upgrade minimums at SkyWest require a 1000 in a crew environment. Your PIC I'm guessing has been in a Cheyenne.

I wouldn't limit yourself to regional flying -- a fractional or a corporate job may be better. Also send in the app to Southwest, and any other place that you meet the mins if you haven't. Longshots for sure but you never know who you might meet in the future who could push your application along. Pilots are getting hired at CAL with a lot less experience than yourself.

 

My T-prop time is in Cheyenne II and IIXL and some King Air 90, about 20-25 in a King Air 200.

As far as moving it may or may not be a big deal as I wil be retiring from the fire department soon. This will provide with a pretty good income, so I could take a lower pay rate at airline "x".

I have thought about the frac's, but it sound like the qol kinda sucks, maybe I'm wrong.

My end-goal would be with a major. And to be honest I think I could be happy as a FO till retirement (guess my feelings could change).

Thanks everyone for your comments. As I mentioned above, one of my biggest problems is my lack of active 121 pilot contacts, got a slew of 135 contacts, but they can't help much in this case.

 

Oh, one other question, forgive my ignorance, while you commute while on reserve. Do you just camp out at the crash pad/hotel and may/may not even fly?

 

Exactly...