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Old 08-23-2025 | 06:04 PM
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ROTORGUY
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Originally Posted by ThumbsUp
f-that. I’ll take soft pay as opposed to working 5 legs and and 14 hour days.
I’ve been here for 2 years. I have NEVER seen a schedule with 5 legs on it. Most trips have 2-4 legs a day depending on the length. Not saying they don’t exist but they are more like unicorns. Odds of you flying 5 legs in one day now are extremely slim. I prefer to be a little more productive while I'm at work so I have more days at home and make more money. Flying 1-2 legs a day with low credit and more days on the road does not appeal to me. I don’t need 24+hrs in DCA or MCO but to each their own. I’m blessed to be here at SWA and I’ll retire here. I have zero interest in flying long haul, mainly because I hate being in the cockpit for more than 4 hours and I can’t sleep on a plane. This is also a second career for me and I’m 42 now. If I got hired today at United in IAH I would never hold Captain on a 777. So I’m on a NB for the next 23 years regardless if I was at United or SWA. If I were talking to a friend in his 30’s that wanted to fly WB I would hands down tell him UA should be at the top of my list. I’ll never say my airline is better than your airline. United has more fleet options and it sounds like it’s a bit slower paced. I have friends there and they seem to like it. One is a 13 year Captain on a Airbus and he loves that plane. All I’m saying is if someone comes to SWA they will have a great career too and be compensated well. Fly Safe



Last edited by ROTORGUY; 08-23-2025 at 06:28 PM.
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