Originally Posted by
crewdawg
I can't imagine there is large percentage of pilots who are targeting an airline because of bases, without any regard to proximity of family/ease of commute from a city with family. There isn't a single base, at any airline, that I would willingly move to unless my family was there.
I certainly don't think you're entitled, but where are these "mid-sized/affordable" cities that you speak of?
A base in TX and a base in FL would be a good place to start. Relative to NYC, LAX, SEA, BOS, MSP, and SLC there are many more affordable places.