Originally Posted by Gunfighter

As a full career commuter, that approach is easier than those who chose to live in base for QOL. I've bounced from NYC to LAX and most bases in between chasing QOL. Every base is a commute, so driving to work is out of the equation. Choosing to commute while living in base makes SOMEWHERE in the system an entirely different calculation. That approach also ignores the fact our AE cycle and training freeze keeps us outside of the timeline required for chasing QOL.

Finding SOMEWHERE and actually getting there are two different animals.
-Mark today as the time when LAX 320 B was identified as a QOL unicorn.
-From today, when can you or I get there?
-What is the opportunity cost of lost QOL during the wait?
-How long will the QOL last once in that category?
-How quickly can I leave LAX 320 B if it loses unicorn status?

Cherry picking the current QOL winners and pretending they are viable choices is like back testing a day trading program. It looks good on paper, but rarely holds up in reality.




Thanks. How do I get in the category while it is still blue? Being in a LAX 320 B February 2022 required bidding for that category in July or October of 2021. Even if you were a successful bidder for 1 of 50 positions offered, you still may not have trained and converted by FEB. I've looked back at a number of my former categories. Pilots who bid for NYC A330 B, a category with historically high QOL will be sorely disappointed to find exactly 0 blue days between now and the end of Feb.

Thanks for the bidding tip earlier in the thread!!