Originally Posted by
Braniff DC8
MTSU, listen to FTv3, he’s spot on! I would in no way give up six years at Delta to start over anywhere. You might not realise how lucky you are to even have the opportunites you have. Night cargo to places like Hong Kong aern’t something to look forward to. Six pilots were recently detained in Hong Kong and sent to a Hong Kong hospital for 21 days because of the Covid nonsense. I think one of those would convince you you made a bad decision. Also, be aware you will highly likely be commuting to ANC for a while. You might get SDF and eventually will but, your lifestyle and type of job, will change significantly.
MTSU, you don’t know me from a hole in the wall but please listen to me, DON’T DO IT! No way in hell you should leave Delta for UPS.
Trust me my friend Culture is a lot more important than you think.
Nice post
. We do operate at all hours of the day in and out of Hong Kong, but anyone doing international long haul pax does too. It was five pilots detained, all were released long before that (thanks IPA), and we now have an LOA ending Hong Kong layovers until their policy changes. You clearly read poorly because he already stated he’s in a light twin class. So no Anchorage commute.
The only part of your post that was useful concerned culture. It does matter, especially if you are interested in working in the training center or have delusions of being chief pilot. Otherwise, it’s only a nuisance when the JA calls won’t stop (just received my third today). At the end of the day it’s a means to put money against your family’s wants and needs. UPS will likely provide more of that.