Originally Posted by
phl08
When someone upthread mentioned that juniors at piedmont mostly go to PHL as of now, but then could be assigned MDT…that would be an example if something that’s not commutable in 2 hours from where I live if I was assigned reserve there, and I can’t imagine crashing somewhere closer to MDT only to not be called for duty.
If you want the job, you are going going to have to pay your dues and start at the bottom. A lot of pilots fought hard for the contract that determines how bases are assigned, and things would be a lot harder for you if they hadn’t.
It also doesn’t do you any good to choose between regionals before you have the job offers. Put in the work to get the CJOs, hope you get multiple class dates, and if you are lucky enough, then you get to choose what is best for you.
Lots of pilots before you have been stuck getting crash pads in far away places only to rarely be called to fly. I have been there done that. If you are lucky, you might avoid it, but you are not entitled to special treatment and you don’t get to cut in line.