Originally Posted by
Hacker15e
Not a GoJet guy, but more commenting on the decision to move the family to Denver.
Make sure you consider also your next step beyond the regionals in making this decision. Denver is one of the toughest cities to commute from in the country; there are a lot of pilots who live there, and thus a lot of folks with whom you'd be competing to get on the jumpseat to go to your *career* job at a major airline.
I know you've been looking all over the country at a lot of different cities over the last several months (at least in terms of the questions you've been asking on APC), and obviously I don't know what other factors are leading you to currently be looking at Denver, but at least take a look at the commute situation and factor it into your decision.
Copy and thanks...we were just down in Dallas and Houston looking around in those areas. Commute would certainly be easier from there for sure, but mama is leaning towards DEN. Also having to move before I know who may hire me in the future is proving to be challenging. We have looked at LAS as well...but not on the short list. As I mentioned in previous posts, she wants to stay put for 4 years until I get the last kid through HS. In DEN, that means I am betting on UA or SWA...or will be commuting for 4 years. So, appreciate the comment on the commute issue. I have a bud that lives in DEN with UA and domiciled in SFO, and says it's manageable. But...that's just one data point against one carrier. At the end of the day, there seems to be no perfect solution on the west side of the country (our target)...thus the multiple posts to gather as much info as I can.