HattoriHonzo

Anyone who drives 200 miles or more to base care to comment?

ClarenceOver

They probably look like your avatar.

qball

I'd take it over a Cr200 jumpseat anytime

LloydC

Well played!!!

OceanicPilot

Used to drive 150 miles at my first airline and then about 200 or so at my second. It was never bad bidding four - four day trips a month. I agree it's much better than jump seating. I never had to wait for my car or got booted out of the driver seat. It was a great time to reflect and chill after a trip.

Et tu Bluto

220 miles from my driveway to the employee lot at my base. Under three hours all on interstate highway. I prefer it to flying because I can dictate my own schedule to arrive in base at a time convenient for me. The time required is just about a wash compared to jump seating when you consider showing at the local airport an hour before departure time, actual flight time etc. Having a car in base if you are on reserve or stuck between pairings: priceless. Also, many trips terminate in base long after the last available jump seat home, so I can drive rather than waiting til the following morning for the first flight out. The downside of course is 4 bucks a gallon for gas....

BTW, for the times I do jump seat to and from work, many thanks to the great men and women of SWA who have been unfailingly accommodating and welcoming.

capncrunch

I was looking at doing one that would be 320 miles and it goes through a mountain pass. It would be for international flying so worse case twice a month. Still don't know if I'd grow to hate it. I know I hate jumpseating. Seems like I'd be happier in my own car and on my own timeline.

GogglesPisano

Yep. Or any seat on a CRJ200 for that matter. Hell is you and 49 other lost souls in a CRJ in August with an APU on MEL and your destination ground stopped -- and you've pushed.

captscott26

I had a 175 mile drive for 4 years. I didn't mind it much, and it definitely beats commuting on an airplane.

meyers9163

When it becomes available I will be driving Indianapolis to ORD.... Much rather control my day then hope for an open seat.