Delta Training Crash Pad
04-23-2014, 09:15 AM
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Delta Training Crash Pad
Looking for advice on best options for a crash pad and/or inexpensive living options while going through sim training in ATL. I'll have my car with me so I'm considering all locations.
Thanks in advance!
MCFlyer
Thanks in advance!
MCFlyer
04-23-2014, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by MCFlyer
Looking for advice on best options for a crash pad and/or inexpensive living options while going through sim training in ATL. I'll have my car with me so I'm considering all locations.
Thanks in advance!
MCFlyer
Thanks in advance!
MCFlyer
My advice would be to put yourself first. Everyone is on a budget and first year pay, while actually very good compared to most, is still a pay cut more often than not. But stressing over a few hundred bucks at the front end of a career likely worth well into the millions is something IMO you shouldn't revert to "cheap pilot mode" for unless you're literally a couple paychecks away from losing it (which in most cases is another story entirely).
04-23-2014, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
Pads around 200-250 per month and rooms around 40 per night. Positive space home every 2+ day break so you could buddy up for around 20 a night each for 5 days a week and have more privacy for around 400 for the month-ish long post indoc footprint, or totally splurge and spend 800 for your own room.
My advice would be to put yourself first. Everyone is on a budget and first year pay, while actually very good compared to most, is still a pay cut more often than not. But stressing over a few hundred bucks at the front end of a career likely worth well into the millions is something IMO you shouldn't revert to "cheap pilot mode" for unless you're literally a couple paychecks away from losing it (which in most cases is another story entirely).
My advice would be to put yourself first. Everyone is on a budget and first year pay, while actually very good compared to most, is still a pay cut more often than not. But stressing over a few hundred bucks at the front end of a career likely worth well into the millions is something IMO you shouldn't revert to "cheap pilot mode" for unless you're literally a couple paychecks away from losing it (which in most cases is another story entirely).
04-23-2014, 11:10 AM
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I had to make the choice a few months back. It's either spend approx 1.5 to 2 grand on a hotel or find a nice crashpad. I brought my car down and found a nice crashpad for $400. It was a little pricey but I got the basement of a nice house with a private entrance. I also figured that for the 2k I could have spent I would get a nice, quiet pad for 4/5 months while on reserve (after that I should have a line). I think the only problem is with the hotel you are close to the training center so there is potential for more time to study.
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04-23-2014, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MCFlyer
Delta pays for the hotel for the 9 days of Indoc but not for the subsequent ~4 weeks of sim training.
04-23-2014, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gloopy
But stressing over a few hundred bucks at the front end of a career likely worth well into the millions is something IMO you shouldn't revert to "cheap pilot mode" for unless you're literally a couple paychecks away from losing it (which in most cases is another story entirely).
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