I hope this thread doesn't degenerate into another big G7 bash job.

Anyway.. I say make the move. Go(no pun intended) where you will be happiest or where you at least think you'll be happiest.

There is no such thing as loyalty. They will cut your balls off in a heartbeat if they need to.

If leaving after 4 months to a new place is going to make you a more happier and productive employee, I say go for it. At 4 months, your airline has gotten their monies worth out of you already.

If you are worried about what other airlines are going to think, I wouldn't. The pilot shortage is just getting started and won't even reach its peak of destruction for several more years.

There is going to be plenty of job hopping in the near future, unfortunately most of the hopping pilots won't have the choice as 2 or 3 airlines are certainly going to fail this year and into next year.

Six jobs in six years. Always moving forward. Is it better for my career or resume? If the answer was yes I left.

Be prepared to explain to the final destination why you made the moves.

Be prepared to explain the move - if it was for quality of life, a better contract, etc...so be it. Just be honest, nothing wrong with this...regionals are bottom feeders, and they have no loyalty to you. You having loyalty to them will only hurt you, and help them. Don't let the previous post put you in a "OMG - no major will touch me because I left some crappy regional airline 2 years ago for another crappy regional airline...oh the humanity". It's not going to come down to that.

6 months
 

6 months is generally accepted as the minimum time before leaving an employer. Any leaving prior to 6 months will get questioned.

News flash

Unless you have flown for 5 different companies and never made it out of first year pay, mainline doesn't give a crap. Keep in mind that the regionals are stepping stones and are perceived as nothing more by any end line employer.

Go where you are going to be happy and can build your PIC.

Excellent point. Until regionals actually do something to address this, they have no choice but to accept it.

People have left Piedmont while they were still on IOE or in groundschool...I think you will be ok.

What if one left ground school for personal reasons, but returned to the same airline a few months later?