yimke

It depends on what you want to do in the future. If it is working for Delta, I would say stay in ATL with ASA.

It might not be the fastest upgrade, but you will build time because we are short. Plus having days off and a good contract to do other things (volunteer) helps out. Commuting is terrible and upgrading does and will not matter in the future. Sure it adds a couple brownie points to your app, but it also depends on a lot of other factors to move on.

Otherwise, move to wherever you choose.

TheFly

Avoid commuting.

word302

Says the guy with 0 121 experience.

rickair7777

There's generally a good reason that certain regionals get that sort of reputation. If you get in, get your PIC, and get out fast it might not matter much...but if theings slow down and you get stuck, you'll have years, perhaps decades, to regret your decision.

You always need to look several moves ahead in this game. The airlines with 50-seaters will soon be falling all over themselves to take massive pay cuts in exchange for the opportunity to trade in their 50's for 70's...at the expense of whoever currently holds the (short-term) contract for said 70's.

Cubdriver

No, wrong attitude, wrong attitude. This may be the common idea about the young pilot community, but it is fundamentally wrong and it is very damaging in the long term. It's a small, short term way of thinking about a large, long term problem. Choose an employer with nearly the same care you might choose a church, family lawyer or family doctor. You may be stuck there for your entire flying career is the reason, and that's serious business. This "get in get out" attitude is exactly what fuels this abusive regional airline industry we have today where labor is treated like a cheap towel and the system is almost bankrupt.

Years ago I took a political science course. One of the things I recall is, that young people do not vote. Politicians have the hardest time getting people under 35 to come out and vote for anything, even things they obviously should vote for. It's a known principle in politics, you never take the youth vote seriously because they are not a powerful force in any election. But what dawned me this morning was, this is exactly the same demographic that applies to regionals. It's a predominantly young white male demographic that does not think in terms of collective advantage; it thinks about underselling the next little player for short term advantage, which is ultimately an unsustainable behavior because it bankrupts the system.

jonnyjetprop

I owned a cargo van and a car. Never owned more than what I could fit in the two until I got married and hired on at a 121 supplemental.