Originally Posted by
Slim11
I'm 58 and am at my third regional and fourth airline overall.
I started as a flight attendant, went to Comair and was there 15 years as a pilot until Delta shut us down. Went to TransStates and commuted the entire time. Commuting in my 30's as a flight attendant was bad...commuting in my 50s, as a pilot, was just as bad if not worse.
An opportunity to go to PSA came along and now I'm DAY based and life is much easier.
Bedrock's response is great and I'll add this...don't commute unless you have too. If one has to commute, commuting to a base where you can also drive is the next best thing. I find working out 5-6 days a week is a huge help.
Doing 3-5 legs a day as a pilot is much easier than 3-5 legs a day as a flight attendant.
Appreciate the replies, everyone. I would be making a 2 hour drive each way if I was to get hired. There may be the option to stay with my son occasionally who lives about 5 min. from the airport. Do you find it easy to stay out of the company BS or is it one of those viruses that seem to make it's way in when you least expect it? Can't say that I'm coming from a gig as a janitor or a night club owner but I haven't been doing much since getting layed off flying news in a helicopter a few years ago. Days went from being bored out of my skull to adrenalin rushes that had me staring at the ceiling all night. After, went back to working in manufacturing 9-5 jobs which got mundane pretty quick. But very predictable and home every night. Thought it was only right to share some stuff about myself since some of have been kind enough to do the same. Probably just need to throw fate to the wind and see what happens. Thanks.