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Originally Posted by SharkAir
I would think that if you're trying to get on with a "good" regional, then previous airline flying would be best on your reusme. That is certainly true where I am, as of the new hires, CFIs are probably the least well-regarded. Plus I'd say the guys with previous 121 time tend to become the natural leaders of the new hire group.
True statement. The conundrum here is that if you work at a crap regional first, you are undercutting the industry, and making it harder for the good regionals to be good. You are building experience for a better job while at the same time chipping away at the foundations of that good job.
If you stay a CFI until you can get hired at a reasonable company, you send a clear message to the mesa's of the world.
If you fly smaller turboprops, you are not undercutting the jet industry.
Another option would be to work for a bad regional for 6 months or so and then bail for a better company...that way you cost them more in training costs than they saved on your bottom-feeder salary. If you stay for a year they probably broke even on you.