Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Well with little kids (and some wives) it might be better to check in weekly. Depends on the family situation. When I was in a career place where ACMI was an option, my kids were too little for that schedule to be good for them. For me the total days off would have been about a wash (some seniority at the regional, and was driving to work).
Yep. My kids are older but my wife would never put up with me being gone two weeks at a time. Back when I was junior and two-leg commuting to NY, I traded my trips around so that two trips were back to back. I thought it was a genius move to reduce commuting. Yeah, I'd have a longer stint gone but I'd have a longer stint at home too. My wife lost her **** over that. So no ACMI for me. Doesn't matter how much 'better' it is over there, I intend to stay married.