Originally Posted by
CBreezy
That's not the argument I'm making. I'm saying it's not good or bad, in itself, but is definitely based on each person's circumstance. As I've said, without considering any other factors other than distance to the airport, the argument you are making is that anyone who doesn't live in College Park is crazy for not doing it. Each person's circumstance and priorities are different. You might think that time is wasted while other find happiness in sacrificing an extra few hours a week so that their remaining time off is near friends and family.
The thing is it’s not just a couple bourse on the front and back end it’s loads of time on the actual works days. While the commuter is sitting at the hotel wasting away prior to show and after release each day the in base pilot saw their kids off to school or picked them up, got house projects done, went fishing, played golf, hiking, cycling, or took his wife to lunch.
This all on the actual work days where if you compared the schedules of the two pilots side by side it may look like they are working the same amount of days but in reality the in base pilot it’s living a real life. It doesn’t have to be turns either, I could be two days stacked together or mixed with turns or single days off in the middle for a special event. The flexibility gained and real quality time at home manufactured living in base isn’t just a couple hours.