Originally Posted by
tommy2times
4 day trips are long enough for me. I enjoy home way too much to be on the road in a germ infested hotel taking a toll on my health. I have seen first hand on how fast cargo peeps age. I think once the flood gates are open to the legacies these cargo carriers will be drone operation outfits.
I’ve been home since the 21st of last month, you? I don’t leave until the 14th.
It really depends on a number of factors individual to each pilot and family. For many, no commuting, no crashpads, collecting unlimited air miles, getting unlimited hotel points, having large chunks of time off to travel and see the world with family, and when you do go you fly on real tickets everywhere in first class and stay in hotels free.... has a value that unless you live in base at a LCC/legacy it just doesn’t compete.
I’m gone from home much less than I was as an Envoy commuter, with zero stress or aggravation. Zero unpaid time of my own commuting. I know what flight I’m leaving on and what flight I’m arriving on. I don’t even have an airport parking space anyplace. Hardest part of my job is doing laundry at some point during the trip.