I flew DC-9s, C-130s, and C-5s in the USAF. The C-5 gig was by far the worst, because it was so incredibly boring. If you like to actually fly airplanes, I'd stick to short haul. If you fly airplanes to make more money and do other things when you're home, then long haul would work for you, I'm guessing. I'll take my Mad Dog and follow the Blackhawks and Cubs around the country…I'll go to Paris on vacation in the off season (which is all year for the Cubs).