Thread: Days off, QOL
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Old 11-14-2017, 11:30 AM
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flensr
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Allegiant does a lot of out and back day trips, depending on the base. A LAS based allegiant pilot friend of mine works 3-4 days a week and is home every night, a huge reason why he's still working there and not somewhere else that pays more but is away from home all the time.

If you want to fly for a larger more conventional airline, along the way and at your final company you're going to end up away from home a lot. If you're concerned primarily with sleeping at home every night, you're going to be looking at a lot smaller number of smaller operators. Nothing wrong with that, everyone sets their own priorities when looking for a job. But you're not gonna avoid the time away from home if you want to make the big bucks flying for a big airline, and most of your time spent at any regional is also going to be away from home.

If that's not satisfactory, you might consider a different career track within the aviation field. Getting the experience required for well paying aviation jobs is going to pose the same problems though, targeting your job choices will be a lot harder if time at home is a priority.
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