http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070118/...tucky_crash_25
Louise Roselle, one of the attorneys representing victims' families, said the pilots' conversation about searching for other jobs reinforces one of the central issues in the lawsuits related to the crash. "It reinforces how Comair has been treating its pilots," Roselle said.
So, it would actually seem that the rather basic option of a different job was being considered. Perhaps they'd even filed applications with dodgy third rate operators - bags of duty with no fatigue issues, just like old 411A.