Originally Posted by
FLY6584
While I agree, I feel that commuting to work with Delta will be far tougher than driving to work with Southwest regardless of the flying I do.
Don't get me wrong I'd love to fly 9-12 days a month on a 777 out of ATL with all weekends off, but after running the numbers I've realized that would make up a very small part of my career. If I'm going to primarily be on narrow bodies most of my career I assume just stay with Southwest and drive to work.
I flew MD-11's internationally before Southwest and while it was fun at first the novelty eventually wore off. I love flying 2-3 legs a day at Southwest on 3-day weekday trips, but to each their own.
Your calculator is just that... a calculator. Actual bidding and progression is non-linear. People's bidding practices are also non-linear and scattered. I'm approaching 10 years in and can hold any aircraft as an FO out of ATL as well as 88 and 717 captain. Choice is the spice of life! I've had 2 students recently who left SWA after a bit for DL.
With that said, you can't beat driving into work. I moved to mecca and it was the best decision possible!