Originally Posted by ryane946
I thought most pilots used apartments for crash pads. In one of the earlier posts they mentioned staying at an inn or motel. I thought those would be a lot more expensive. Does anyone have any insight on what kind of accommodation makes up a typical crash pad?
Thanks
Motel Xpads are usually frequented by up to a dozen or more pilots and flight attendants, in a "time sharing" arrangement that would make a Dual-Core Pentium Processor proud.
As you can imagine occasionally more bytes...pardon, people show up at the same time than the room was designed to accommodate. Infrequently as that might be, when it happens, your chances of getting a restful night sleep are not very good.
So as always, you tend to get what you paid for.
"Regular" Xpads are more expensive because they usually sleep only one to a bed. Though there might be more than one bed to a room, you are the only one in line for that bed so they tend to cost more.
These types of Xpads seem to like senior commuters more because of their ability to hold a line, hence they infrequently stay there. Reserve guys are the most frequent users of the facilities and are sometimes charged a little extra for that privilege.