Originally Posted by
Otterbox
UAL for the win. The shorter the drive the less the rest of the stuff matters. There’s a big difference every time you double your drive time to work. You can bid NB, get hours your first year, bid WB FO going into year 2 for the higher pay or upgrade to Captain once you get 1000hrs of 121 SIC time.
This guy gets it. Don't underestimate the value of premium pay. The best stuff always gets built at the last minute and you can massively improve your life if you are available to pick up the easy stuff and jettison the hard stuff. Ie. being close to the airport timewise has a LOT of value in being one of the few guys who can make a short notice departure happen.