TiredSoul

Brah c’mon on its not that much effort

https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/search.php?searchid=11027698

rickair7777

Yeah, airlines are not going to be a good fit without a major attitude adjustment.

If you want to do aviation, probably need to look for some no-overnight corporate or 135 gig. They're out there but you will be unlikely to ever make any real money with that limitation. It could be a living though.

The US military employs several companies which do multiple daily shuttle flights between big population centers and remote military facilities, you're home every night (SAN-San Clemente Island, LAS-Area 51 for example).

CLE to IAH

Brah, do you even bro, bruh?

Meow1215

Maybe it was after all...

To the OP, blind guess - your second airline was a Octoberish class and you didn’t like your fleet change after systems?

EV might take you back, they are hurting pretty good.

VIRotate

So you quit the first regional because you didn't like being so far from home and then quit the second regional because you again didn't want to be so far from home? So what made you decide to make that mistake twice?

Sounds like more to the story. I mean Mesa or GoJet might look at you but you definitely made it more difficult getting to a major if that was your goal. IF you get picked up again, I would do anything I could to go above and beyond. Instructor, LCA, Union, etc.

highfarfast

Taking your story as you put it (but as others have said, sounds like there's more to the story).

Airline flying is not for you. You've already said as much.

There are a lot of decent flying jobs where you spend less time away than an airline job. I worked them for years before joining my regional. If you just need money, you'll make more at these kind of jobs than at a regional airline but less than you would over the course of what we think of as a typical airline career. A lot less.

Look for small part 91 corp jobs in your area. Typically a single pilot (you) operation with a single small turboprop. You will fly about 250 hours a year working a lot less days than an airline job and many of those days are day trips (but not all). Some jobs REALLY suck but some are REALLY good. All depends on the attitude of the boss... and somewhat your ability to negotiate strong and binding terms in the hiring process (no union here).

Before anyone gets snooty over the turboprop plan, consider this: The faster the airplane, the bigger the suitcase. The dude doesn't want a lot of time away from home.

Just to reiterate, this advice is based on the fact that you yourself have given the impression, almost directly, that airline work is not for you.

at6d

Has to be a troll.

Didn’t like it?!

They will probably just let you be home every night if you tell them you will like it a lot better that way.

Wink

Judging from the post history it's pretty obvious he didn't quit because he "didn't like it".

Quit Expressjet for Republic which has a base near his home, and shortly after he's inquiring about PSA, EDV, and Commutair. Sounds like something happened at Republic. Someone who didn't like airline life wouldn't go to 2, much less 3 different airlines.

If you're gonna move forward in 121 you'll need to come to terms with whatever happened and be honest in your future interviews. As other posters have alluded, this reasoning doesn't sound normal and any recruiter will be skeptical to give you a chance unless the story makes sense and you have shown some growth. If you didn't like it at 2 other regionals why would you like it at the third????

If it really is the time away from home, then look into 135 or cape air sort of jobs that allow that. Just odd you would determine you didn't like the lifestyle before even getting to the line? How did you even know what it would be like while being force fed powerpoints?

XJTFO

Wow... you need to find home based flying. That’s what is best for you and the airlines. Why didn’t you just finish IOE before quitting ? Atleast you would have completed training. That’s a huge lapse in judgement in my opinion.

123494

I am not trying to be harsh, but it sounds like you have more of a maturity problem than anything else. Did you not think about the airline pilot lifestyle during all the grueling months you worked getting your 1500 hours? After you left the first regional, did you not expect more of the same feelings you had when you joined the second one? But maybe you had a change of heart, I can understand that. This type of flying is certainly not for everyone.

With that said, what upsets me the most is that you did not think about the financial consequences to leave both companies without having a plan B, which is now why you're back and looking for a third job. This is something you just do not do. At least have a backup plan that you can go into. If I were you, I would take step back and really think about what you want to with your life. Quite frankly, it doesn't seem like commercial aviation is the path for you. It is time to grow up and figure out what you need to do going forward.