Originally Posted by
jaxsurf
I think the bottom line is that if you want banker’s hours, then you should get hired by a bank.
You need to get real with yourself about what the transportation industry is and is not. Unless you can magically generate yourself years of seniority at an airline, you’re not going to get banker’s hours or day trips only (which would be incredibly stupid anyway, if you’re driving from Temecula).
If you want to do banner towing or discovery flights or tour flights, then maybe you’ll see better hours, but the airline industry is not the droid you’re looking for.
^^^^^^Pretty much what I was getting at.
Originally Posted by
135tankerdriver
From what I read studies show poor sleep and Alzheimer’s disease are correlated. For me trying to get solid sleep with a bankers hours schedule is challenging enough so I’m trying to see how bad my schedule will be if I’m based on the west coast and if the juice is worth the squeeze. Between my mil retirement and my wife’s salary I could move to texas and never work a day in my life if I want so trying to decide if the airline life is worth it.
Well, with that in mind, you SHOULD have some "mil bubbas" that went to the airlines.
And you'll be hard pressed for one to tell you that even his crappiest day/schedule at the airlines beats the mil most days. The long hours, getting shot at, death by power point, having to wear a reflective vest to exercise, "careerism", getting a O-whatever promotion/staff job that really just has you being the General's coffee beyatch, what have you....
Never mind the 17-18-19 days off a month, getting to spend time with the family that you probably didn't have in the mil, time for hobbies, vacations, whatever that actually makes the occassional redeye not even an issue. All the while getting paid/free transportation from happy hour to happy hour...