Originally Posted by
chpysurf
Thanks everyone for the comments. I guess my biggest concern is being a commuter and being on junior reserve. I haven’t had to do that in about 10 years.
I’m thinking about doing it for a couple of years then re-retiring.
Would definitely research which airline you are applying to. Commuting makes many people miserable. Also as a DEC at my airline expect reserve for 3-4 years. If you have been out of the game commuting is getting much harder with fewer flights and full planes from small outstations.
I am north of 50 but live in base and that improves QOL vastly here. 2nd career. Started 4 years+ ago.