Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
If we were guaranteed a seat, everybody would commute. Commuting sucks for just this reason...it's super-stressful and time-consuming.
Don't expect to see home again until the last day of your trip...unless you are on the American-side, hub and spoking out of STL. But your overnights will be at outstations. But then again, w/some seniority you can pick up day-trips. United flying is pretty much out of ORD/IAD. US Air is hub and spoke out of PIT.
Home reserve is a 1.5 hr callout. Airport Reserve is 15 min's or so. You hang out in the crew lounge all day. On reserve you get a mixture of both.
3 or 4 on, 2 or 3 off w/the occasional 4+ day's off.
Any more Q's feel free to shoot away!
I know it's been said the pilot group at TSA is great....are the FA's pretty cool too? Is it like the other carriers->mix of young, old, etc...
What are the hotels like...any good ones they put u up in?
I think I saw in a post recently that RIC was a good base....not too involved with the management,etc.....Is STL bigger/better?
I'm instructing and plan to do so for a while but live in ATL and haven't decided what i'm going to do. Obviously i know commuting blows and with ASA being here that's a possibility. Just curious about TSA and the likes
Thanks