Originally Posted by
Puck Hawg
The way I look at it, I’m a 14 yr CA at “a regional”, and still only hold about 12 days off. I am a commuter, and the 4 on 2 off wears on you. The 2 days I’m at home, I’m preparing to go BACK to work. 3 days off is sufficient, but still not enough. I figure only once or twice a month will I have to make the adjustments between “home life” and “work life.”
I’ll be able to do a lot more with the wife and kids with a 2 week off stretch than I will 2-3 random days.
At least that’s how it’s working in my head. I’ve got a Q1 class date, so I’m looking forward to the challenge.
I just finished IOE recently. I’ve done the regionals commuting, and my last job I was gone longer than here at K4. Positive space to and from work is great. My airline flight got delayed and I got stuck traveling enroute going home. Delta wasn’t going to put me in a hotel as I had to wait overnight for my rebooking, and my new booking didn’t get me to my base airport. I called into our travel department, got a hotel, and the next day ubered home on the company after the flight. You’ll work hard here, expect to work your days on and be flexible as your schedule will always be changing, but your days off are yours. Best of luck during training!