Originally Posted by
SD3FR8DOG
True. Live on island now with a view that we’ll prob end up on the mainland and commute in the future until at least can hold a widebody left seat (7-10ys). Don’t have anything against the islands but no family ties, will always be an outsider and it’s very expensive. Schooling will be an issue down the road, can be mitigated by private school however.
Just looking for an comments from people that have left as I don’t know anyone, not whole helluva lot of people decide to leave HAL, especially after 5+ years.
I can connect you with a pilot I know that did what you are contemplating in very early 2001.....then furloughed from UAL for 1/2 decade, then returned to UAL for 737 west coast, then refurloughed from UAL and said f-it and got rehired by HAL (minus 10yrs seniority).....
Just be aware that every time you jump ship you are reintroducing the risk of the economy burping, demand drying up and going from pilot shortage to pilot overage in short order.