Originally Posted by
jumppilot
ORF to DCA is easier because you can drive it. We are doing a lot of hiring now so you hopefully won't be on reserve long but, if you're going to sit reserve, being able to drive it is key especially for the first year.
Can't speak much on the flying commute but if you're within a 3 hour drive to work I wouldn't even mess with an airplane commute. Some guys would kill for "only" a 3 hour drive to work.
I commuted to Newark my first few years here and there were times I'd spend a 5 day stretch just wasting time in the crash pad. I couldn't go home because I commuted by air.
Pick the driving distance base.
Thanks jumppilot. I spoke with another UAL guy that did the ORF-EWR commute and switched to ORF-DC. He said the same thing. He ran through how he sat reserve, both long and short.
After talking with him, it was clear that DC was the better choice.