Originally Posted by
321pilot
Thanks Scoop. Andrews does have the C-130 unit, VR-53. I've actually visited them twice already. Committing to moving to a high cost of living location before I have a job makes me nervous, but I keep going back to this as the best long term option for the family. Easiest airline commute / basing if I live there, and easiest commute from GSP if we end up moving there.
My heart wants to go fly the T-6 on the weekends, but my head tells me it wouldn't be worth the commuting trouble.
Thanks sailing. Getting dropped off at the airport for a GSP commute or driving to ATL or CLT should provide plenty of options.
Ok, here goes my 2 cents. I have been commuting to NYC out of ATL off and on since 1998. It is by far, IMO, the easiest commute in the airline. You can get to and from NYC via 3 airports that have lots and lots of service and I haven't even had to bother with trying UAL or Airtran/LUV. Have a JFK/LGA sign in and have to go through EWR? Take the train from EWR and transfer at Penn Station to the LIRR to Jamaica, then Airtrain to JFK/cab to LGA. Remember that the Shuttle, until it goes to mainline again, via the 717 is on a connection carrier. Cost of living is cheaper in ATL than DCA, and you live in the center of the DAL universe. PS, why do I commute? Because it's a choice, where I didn't work a single holiday last year, nor the days before or after to keep the reroute gods at bay.