Originally Posted by
Herc130AV8R
Looking for insight into the DCA base as a new hire from the perspective of living in domicile there and not commuting. I understand I may not get it out of training but it looks like it can be held relatively quickly? What are the trips like? How are the crews? Chief pilot? Overall feel? Do you cover trips at IAD also? Anybody live to the west in Loudoun County? I know it is a smaller narrow body base but little else. Thanks for the info.
The departure airports depend on what equipment. I'm 320, so almost always DCA. I try to bid IAD trips (I live a 15 from IAD), but have only gotten 1 trip in 3 years. Never had a BWI trip in that time, even on reserve. I've heard the 737 trips originate from all 3.
I live in Loudoun. The prices here are outrageous for real estate and taxes, and keep in mind small towns add their own taxes on top of that (town of Leesburg is the big one). Traffic sucks pretty much around the clock. But there is a reason people are moving here in droves.
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