Originally Posted by
Monass74
Can’t lie to you but i have alittle bit of the shiny jet syndrome so i’ve always wanted to get the 175, but at this point, my priority is to get Houston as a base since, i assume, it’s going to be alot easier for me to commute to there from Florida, and i might decide in the near future to move there since it’s not that different regarding the weather and the cost of living. The WO have been tickling me recently, because of the flow, but i’m not really after that as my 4-5 year plan is to fly a heavy cargo bird.
So any thoughts you guys would have about this would be much appreciated.
Thanks
One thing to consider is that commuting from FL to IAH will be tough. There are a bunch of really senior United pilots making the same commute and you could very easily get bumped off of numerous flights. Also, unless you don’t have a degree, the heavy freight world isn’t that great. That big airplane loses its appeal pretty quickly when you’ve been on the road for two weeks and you’re heading to the sandbox in the middle of the night on a military charter. Freight is great if you can get on with FedEx or UPS, but if Atlas or Kalitta is your goal, those long trips are tough on family life and the kids. If you don’t have a degree, and have no plans to get one, I’d say that something like Kalitta would be better than spending eternity in regional purgatory. Either way, since you’re just starting out, fly hard, keep a clean record, and build a resume. You have some time to figure out where to go next.