This (or many other possibilities if movement is half as strong as projected over the next couple decades).

What relevance does my background have regarding the relative merits of ENY vs PSA vs PDT?

No auto throttles in the 145... you have to do some pilot stuff to get on the ground.

What’s the status of Envoys fleet replacement plan shifting all of 145s to Piedmont/CPA carriers and and all CRJs to PSA and replacing them with new order 175s?

If you already live in Dallas, it may just be worth it to stay, go to Envoy and shoot for Spirit or SWA while you wait to flow. You may have to suck up some CRJ flying or a stint on the 145 to stay in DFW but it would probably be worth it since you already live there and could stay long term.

It was more about WO vs. non-WO, and possible career paths between a legacy airline and regionals.

You’ve made it clear that you came to ENY largely due to the flow (and have staunchly defended your decision to do so...), which makes it an ‘interesting’ phenomenon when you steer someone away for the exact reasons that you chose your current employer!

Thanks a lot for the help regarding A/T.

My understanding is that plan is moving along, albeit in fits & starts. Didn’t ENY just announce more 175 deliveries for 2019?

You may well be spot-on that doing what it takes with ENY to make living in DFW work ends up being the best bet, but we’ll load up the U-Haul if that makes sense, too - will keep learning & evaluating. We may not be in the DFW area for the long haul either way, but I’d love to go to work for WN (and could do a lot worse than NK) if flowing doesn’t end up being the right answer.

Thanks again for your help!

I understood what you were saying quite clearly. So, what would make it “impressive”?

Where did I steer anyone away from anything?

Well, I would say working for NASA with a few trips to the ISS would be impressive. My opinion obviously doesn't matter.

The relevant level of impressiveness depends on the scoring grades your major of choice has set for their ATS. Career changers by definition have lower-than-average experience level compared to their demographic group, and thus will need a boost from their past.
I don't understand why you keep asking me about what I think is impressive because it's pretty darn obvious it doesn't matter. But just to entertain your interest, I'd say a good single field career with natural career progression would work, avoiding sideways moves unless they are required for relocation. Those are things that an HR person would look at.

You're getting stuck with one word here. Perhaps I should've reworded that post. "As a career changer, to be considered by a major, you will need a solid employment history in a field that gives you points on your resume review. You will always be graded against your peers, and being mid-40's with 3000 hours and 2-3 years in aviation will put you way below most other mid-40's applicants. Joining a WO regional with a flow is a great backup plan in that case. But if you have a solid career history and a good story on the career change, then you have many possible paths to take and still end up at a legacy airline."

Good grief...

If you have any relevant input regarding the relative merits of ENY/PSA/PDT, then I’m all ears and grateful.