My time at RAH has been fine. I live in base, I have a line, and got it early. I get the days of the week off that I wanted, and I'm flying 98 hours in June, just like I want.

Living in base is very important. The longest trips I have are 4 days, and so I drive an hour and a half to the airport on day 1 (usually afternoon starts) and do 2 or 3 legs. On day 4 I usually end midday and I'm home for dinner.

I'm not saying you're gonna get the exact same thing, but I'm definitely not pulling my hair out at this job. I will of course move on as soon as a better opportunity arises because that's the goal and it's the natural progression of my career, but this isn't the torturous slave labor that people make it out to be. If you want that, go fly at a small 135 and do 14 hour days for 5 or 6 days a week making $10/hr.

The crews are good people, the hotels are nice (except toronto, which is soon being switched), and the aircraft are in good shape. Just my .02