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BNUT
FDXer27.
you mentioned the pro sim job could be commutable--with 19/23 work days out of the month that would be major time away from your home. Is the schedule like 4 days on 3 off? I am hoping to get a look for one of these jobs as I am short on PIC time right now, so I will still need to fly as much as I can at my reserve job. How workable would that be with a commute?
You will work 15 or 19 days (4 or 5 week months). The job is very commutable if you have a good scheuduler, and that's luck of the draw. I was not a pro, but a flex who commuted for 2 years. I left because the new contract took it from a great deal to just a good deal and I can get more time off flying the line. If you live near Miami, I would jump on a 727 Pro job becuase the use sims in Miami and your commute would be non-event (that can change as they get more sims up in Memphis). If you lived in Atlanta or LA, then a MD-11 pro job would be a great deal for the same reasons. They try to put commuter off station every month if possible. You would get DH's to and from work to do that, so it makes it more commutalbe as well. Bottom line, I would jump on a pro-job if you are young enough to do the 3 years and move the line and build a descent nest egg for retirement.
OBTW - the schedule varries, but I was able to get either week on/week off, or 15 days in a row. They will protect 5 days off for you, so that gives you a little control over days off.