Originally Posted by
Sunvox
Thanks!! Couldn't have said it better!
17 years right seat on the 756. Not 17 years total. If I take a captain bid in September, it will have been 21.5 years right seat total. Mind you my new hire class has held captain 3 times during that 21 years (the first time being way back in '98) but then lost it 2 times as well. 17 years of 756 flying made me totally spoiled as I really dislike the thought of laying over in DSM, ICT, MEX, LIB, etc plus I dislike 3 leg days and I HATE passing through ORD. (I know wrong choice of airline, right??) but EWR 756 pilots can avoid ORD fairly well. Not to mention delays and rescheduling are minimal if you're doing transcons. Honestly, I would be happy retiring doing transcons and never flying international again. That's the great thing about this job . . . something for everyone. Now let's just hope this "accelerated" movement keeps going a few years more before the music stops. Wouldn't hurt if they'd throw in 1-2% fleet growth. Keep waiting with baited breath for the "big" announcement everyone says is coming
Oh how you folks on the coasts hate flyover country. I actually really liked ICT layovers. Old town, minor league ball games right by the hotel all made for a nice and inexpensive layover. Same type of thing with DSM. Good places to eat and a short ride to the airport. If I never have to sit through another Golden Touch ride to and from Manhattan that would be fine with me. With your seniority and the variety of 737 flying in EWR, I would think that you could spent a good bit of the cold weather months in FL / Caribbean. Otherwise just do the LAX-EWR stuff and let the vectors and reduced Mach assignments start right over.....ICT.